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Lime Angel Food Cake

Name: Lime Angel Food Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided; 6 tablespoons lime juice; 2 teaspoons grated lime zest; 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces); 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 15 min. + chilling

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Sep. 25, 2022

For my husband's family reunion, I took a store-bought angel food cake and turned it into this special dessert with a lovely lime cream frosting topped with toasted coconut. It went over big! —Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

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Ingredients

2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
6 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces)
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

Directions

In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and yolks. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar, lime juice and zest. Cook over simmering water while gradually whisking in butter. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and reaches 160°. Strain; refrigerate until completely cool.
In a small bowl, beat cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form; gradually beat in remaining sugar. Gently fold into lime mixture.
Split cake horizontally into three layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread with 2/3 cup lime mixture. Repeat. Place top layer on cake. Frost top and sides with remaining lime mixture. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Lime Angel Food Cake

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