Description
Fluffy, airy, and stunningly pink, this Beautiful Pink Angel Food Cake is everything you want in a festive dessert. With its delicate strawberry flavor, cloud-like crumb, and swirls of pastel frosting topped with colorful sprinkles, this cake is a dream come true for birthdays, brunches, or any sweet celebration. Perfect as a quick dessert idea, easy recipe for parties, or a show-stopping centerpiece, this cake is both beautiful and light on the palate. Whether you’re looking for fun breakfast ideas, healthy snack alternatives, or elegant food ideas for a baby shower, this angel food cake checks all the boxes.
Ingredients
1 cup cake flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided
12 large egg whites, room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon strawberry extract
1–2 drops pink food coloring (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Do not grease the angel food cake pan.
2. Sift the cake flour and ¾ cup of the sugar together into a bowl.
3. In a large clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy.
4. Add cream of tartar and salt; continue beating until soft peaks form.
5. Slowly add the remaining ¾ cup sugar while beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.
6. Gently fold in vanilla extract, strawberry extract, and pink food coloring.
7. Sift the flour mixture over the egg whites in three batches, folding gently each time.
8. Spoon the batter into an ungreased tube pan and smooth the top.
9. Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and springy.
10. Invert the cake immediately and cool upside down for at least 1 hour.
11. Once fully cooled, run a knife around the edges to release the cake.
12. Frost with pink buttercream and decorate with sprinkles as desired.
Notes
Make sure your bowl and beaters are completely grease-free before whipping egg whites.
Do not skip inverting the cake after baking—this keeps it from collapsing.
For a natural flavor and color, use crushed freeze-dried strawberries instead of extract and coloring.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: angel food cake, pink cake, strawberry dessert, birthday dessert, light cake, easy recipe, brunch idea