Spiced Angel Cake

Name: Spiced Angel Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 vanilla bean; 1 teaspoon lemon rind; 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled; 4 egg whites; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Orange marmalade; Creme fraiche

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 vanilla bean
1 teaspoon lemon rind
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon salt
Orange marmalade
Creme fraiche

Directions

1

Split vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape out seeds. Stir seeds and lemon rind into butter.
2

Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (5 to 6 minutes). Fold butter mixture into the meringue.
3

Whisk together flour and next 4 ingredients. Gently fold dry ingredients into meringue. Carefully spoon batter into a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan; spread to edges of pan.
4

Bake at 350° for 14 minutes or until golden. Cool cake completely. Cut cake into squares. Top each piece with a dollop each of orange marmalade and creme fraiche.