Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece with strawberries)
  • Calories:
  • 248
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 59 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 256 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 45 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 5 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 2-1/2 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Strawberry-Lemon Angel Cake

"I couldn't decide how to use the lemon curd a friend had given me, so I tried spreading it between layers of angel food cake," relates Marietta Eklund of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "I topped each piece with strawberries. We loved it!"

SERVINGS

14

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Chill

PREP

35 min.

COOK

15 min.

TOTAL

50 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 4 to 5 drops yellow food coloring, optional
  • 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced

DIRECTIONS

Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
    For lemon curd, in the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in the lemon juice, butter and lemon peel. Cook over simmering water for 15 minutes or until mixture has thickened and a thermometer reads 160°. Strain to remove peel and stir in food coloring if desired. Refrigerate.
    Split cake horizontally into three layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with a third of the lemon curd. Repeat layers twice. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with strawberries. Yield: 14 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 8, 2008

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