Angel Food Cupcakes with Roasted Strawberries
ShareLight and airy homemade angel food cupcakes, topped off with roasted strawberries and sweetened whipped cream.
We’re in the home stretch. 5 days of school left until summer break! I’m excited. It’ll be fun… I hope. And hopefully the warm weather finally comes back to stick around. Yep… it’s still been rainy and I’m really over it. I’m ready to play outside and enjoy the sun again. I love New England for it’s uniqueness but the weather really is the pits half of the time.
In other news… my friend Megan is hosting a blogger bake sale this coming weekend (July 22-23) to benefit Crohn’s disease. Stop by and check out all of the goodies that have been donated. Bidding starts Saturday! Remember, the money goes to a good cause so keep bidding! I’m donating a package of pumpkin snickerdoodles. I know it’s not really pumpkin season, but they’re freakishly delicious and should be eaten year round. Consider this an off season treat.
I had planned to make and share a bunch of patriotic dishes leading up to the 4th of July. It’s my absolute favorite holiday so when I’m given the chance to celebrate, I really want to. Sadly, this is pretty much as far as I got this year. BUT I do have a special week coming up with super delicious seasonal desserts sooo that’ll make up for my lack of red, white and blue. I promise!
I didn’t go all the way out and cook these till super golden, and honestly… they didn’t need it. They’re super tasty light or dark. Top them off with fresh whipped cream and a good helping of roasted strawberries (because you know you’ll want more than a spoonful or two). Make these in a regular muffin pan or a patriotic silicone star pan. Either way will be equally delicious.
Angel Food Cupcakes with Roasted Strawberries
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp cake flour
- 6 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 3 large egg whites room temperature
- 3/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 batch roasted strawberries *linked in recipe
For the whipped cream:
- 1/2 C heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a small bowl, sift together cake flour and powdered sugar.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt on medium-high until soft peaks form. Continue mixing, slowly add sugar and vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in flour mixture until smooth. Fill 6 cupcake cavities 3/4 full. If using a standard muffin tin, use muffin liners. Bake 25-30 minutes or until just lightly browning. Cool on a wire rack.
- Prepare whipped cream. In a medium bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add sugar and vanilla, continue beating until stiff peaks form. Use immediately or store chilled.
- Top off cupcakes with sweetened whipped cream and roasted strawberries.
Notes
More strawberry recipes to try:
Strawberry oatmeal crumb bars
Crisp buttermilk waffles with roasted strawberries
Strawberry banana fruit leather
Strawberry s’more tarts
Strawberry banana muffins
Roasted strawberries
Roasted strawberry ice cream
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These look so pretty!
Thanks Angie! :)
These are so cute and fun!! How perfect for the 4th!
Thanks so much Tieghan!
The star-shaped cakes make this extra fun! I love simple summer desserts like this, especially when roasted strawberries are involved :)
The strawberries are totally the star, right? lol (no pun intended) ;)
LOVE the idea of roasting the strawberries!
They’re the best!
Oh my goodness, LOVE these! So cute made in the little star pan!
Thanks Marie!
Love the roasted strawberries on this!
These look delicious- as long as something has strawberries, I’m in!
So cute in the star shapes! I often forget how good angel food cake is!
I’ve really been itching to make angel food cake. It has to be so great with the roasted strawberries! I love the star shapes.
AREN’T THESE THE CUTEST? i love the fluffy little stars. So cute.
I’ve never made angel food cake…I’m not sure what’s stopping me because this looks amazing!
I gotta get my hands on that pan! These would be perfect for July 4th weekend!
How cute! You know I’m a sucker for cute food :)
These are too adorable!!
These are so awesome! Perfect for firework day!
LOVING the star shapes, Rachel!! I need to make angel food cake at least once this summer. We always ate it growing u with a ton of fresh strawberries. I need to try it with roasted. :)
Love light and fliffy angel food cake. These I have to make
Goodness gracious are these gorgeous! They look so light, airy and perfectly decadent with those roasted strawberries. I just want to dive right in!
Jason was just talking the other day about how he wants me to make angel food cake so he can drizzle fresh fruit on top! He said that he ate it a lot as a kid. Guess I know what’s going on my to-make list ;) I love the little star shaped ones!
These are just too purdyyyy!!! Thanks so much for helping with the bake sale Rachel. I love those snickerdoodles a million times over.
Those stars are pretty much the cutest thing I’ve seen all day.
Thanks Jackie! :)
These are too cute! I love this recipe, roasted strawberries are my favorite!
Thanks Brandy!
Folding in the flour. Do you do it in the mixer? Change attachments? Or do it manually? How will it come out smooth? Thank you
Folding is done with a rubber spatula by hand.