Angel Food Cake Recipes

Bake up the perfect angel food cake recipe with the help of our Test Kitchen. Our pros can walk you through how to make a classic angel food cake, which pans to use and how to make it look amazing.

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10 Mistakes Everybody Makes When Baking Angel Food Cake

Avoid these steps if you want a heavenly angel food cake.

30 of Our Best Angel Food Cakes

Here's how to make every dessert taste like heaven.


This Is the Angel Food Cake You Should Be Buying

Need a shortcut for your next dessert? Before you head to the store for your angel food cake mix, see...


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21 Dreamy Desserts You Can Make with Angel Food Cake

These angel food cake recipes make it easy to serve a stunning dessert. Buy the cake already prepared, make a...


10 Unexpected Things to Put on Your Angel Food Cake

Angel food cake is the perfect blank canvas for your next dessert creation!

Gluten-Free Angel Food Cake

34 reviews

My daughter can’t have gluten and my husband is diabetic, so there are a lot of special recipes at our...


Cranberry Cake Roll

2 reviews

This low-fat angel food cake roll is a guilt-free indulgence, which is much-appreciated during the Christmas season. —Paige Kowolewski, Topton,...

Contest-Winning Brown Sugar Angel Food Cake

Brown sugar makes this moist, tender angel food cake delicious and different. Chunks of chopped toffee give its fluffy frosting...


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Best Angel Food Cake

36 reviews

For our daughter's wedding, a friend made this lovely, airy angel food cake from a recipe she's used for decades....


Heavenly Angel Food Cake

30 reviews

This light, moist cake is my favorite. It tastes heavenly and is special enough for most any occasion. —Fayrene De...


Mocha Frosting

Our Test Kitchen culinary experts dress up purchased cupcakes and angel food cake with this easy-to-make coffee-flavored frosting. —Taste of...

Mocha-Hazelnut Glazed Angel Food Cake

2 reviews

I love this recipe because it combines three of my favorite flavors: coffee, hazelnuts and cherries. —Joan Pecsek, Chesapeake, Virginia


Contest-Winning Chocolate Angel Food Cake

12 reviews

When I take this different kind of angel food cake to church bake sales, it goes before I can get...


Blueberry Lemon Trifle

19 reviews

A refreshing lemon filling and fresh blueberries give this sunny dessert sensation plenty of color. Don't worry about heating up...


Berried Treasure Angel Food Cake

My husband grills anything and everything—even dessert! With his gentle nudging, I came up with this simple recipe that takes...


Luscious Lime Angel Squares

5 reviews

A creamy lime topping turns angel food cake into these yummy squares that are perfect for potlucks or picnics. You...

Strawberry-Banana Angel Torte

3 reviews

Readers of the "Cooking with Millie" newspaper food column I've written for many years share their best recipes, like this...


Cherry Angel Dessert

This dessert is easy to decorate for the holidays, and it's perfect for family reunions.—Viorene Larson, Sious Falls, South Dakota


Pecan Angel Food Cake

Chopped pecans add a deliciously nutty flavor and texture to angel food cake. It's a unique variation from plain angel...


Strawberry Marble Cake

Perfect for special occasions, this strawberry swirl cake makes a pretty presentation at the end of a meal. I also...


Caramel Pear Dessert

“I created this dessert when my sister and a friend came to lunch. It was so good, they threatened to...


Rainbow Sherbet Angel Food Cake

6 reviews

Talk about a dessert that pops off the plate! Sometimes I make this easy cake even more eye-catching by tinting...


Strawberry Cheesecake Torte

3 reviews

After I tasted this dessert at a party, a friend shared the recipe. It originally called for pound cake...and I...


Orange Angel Food Cake Dessert

5 reviews

With just one bite of Janet Springer's light-as-air angel food, even dieters will be on cloud nine! Cutting back on...


Lemon Custard Cake

6 reviews

This custard cake recipe comes from my grandma— it's nice to whip up when unexpected company stops in. It's a...

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Light Tiramisu

2 reviews

"I call this my 'skinny' dessert," Jackie Newell says with a smile. "It tastes just like the traditional Italian dessert,...


Grilled Angel Food Cake with Fruit Salsa

1 review

When I need dessert fast, I go with angel food cake. Mix fruit salsa ahead of time, and pop the...


Strawberry Tunnel Cake

6 reviews

My son doesn’t like traditional birthday cakes and always asks for something with strawberries for the occasion. I hit the...


Easy Angel Food Cake

3 reviews

After just one taste, you'll agree this cake is heavenly! I like to make it for special occasions throughout the...


Chocolate-Filled Cherry Angel Cake

Here's a cake that will catch the eye of all your guests. It's beautiful and is ideal for parties or...


Toffee Angel Food Cake

Chopped toffee bits and whipped cream make the sweet flavor and light, moist texture of angel food even more indulgent....