when i first started blogging, one of the first blogs i followed (+ one of the first bloggers who was a regular reader of mine) was the wonderful caroline of chocolate + carrots. caroline is fellow southerner, + excitingly, a soon-to-be mama, with her first baby due in a few weeks! when erin at texanerin baking asked me if i’d participate in a surprise virtual baby shower for caroline, i couldn’t say yes fast enough! i knew immediately what i’d make – angel food cupcakes. i’ve had these cupcakes bookmarked for months, but hadn’t yet found the right occasion to make them. i knew that their light texture + pretty appearance would be perfect for any baby shower, virtual or otherwise.
this was my first time making angel food cake, so i was a bit worried whether i’d be able to achieve the delicate texture + light, sweet flavor that i love so much. luckily, my fears were for naught – who knew that angel food cake was so easy to make? by following the easy step-by-step instructions, i wound up with a wonderful result – the cupcakes were light, airy, delicate, + just sweet enough. because angel food cake is so light, i didn’t want to overpower it with too heavy or bold of a frosting, so i opted for a simple vanilla whipped cream, which paired perfectly with the cupcakes.
i highly recommend that you check out all the other fantastic things that people made for caroline’s virtual shower. these are some amazing bloggers with some seriously awesome recipes!
drinks:
Healthy Food For Living – Carrot Cake Colada
Bran Appetit – Strawberry Mint Sparkling Lemonade
savory:
Baked Bree – Pancetta and Chive Quiche
Simply Whole Kitchen – Mini Quinoa Bites with Goat Cheese Pesto
pastries:
Food Doodles – Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Filled Whole Wheat Cream Puffs
Kevin & Amanda – Baby Cinnamon Buns
desserts:
Baked by Rachel – Mini Lemon Lime Cheesecakes
Bake Your Day- No Bake Lemon Cheesecakes with Lemon Blueberry Sauce
Eat Good 4 Life – No Bake Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes
Fearless Homemaker – Angel Food Cupcakes with Whipped Vanilla Cream
Itzy’s Kitchen – 10 Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keep It Sweet – Peanut Butter Cake with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Icing and Chocolate Ganache
Texanerin Baking – 100% Whole Grain Chocolate Carrot Cake Cupcakes
angel food cupcakes with whipped vanilla cream
makes 36 cupcakes, adapted from how sweet eats
ingredients
12 large egg whites (1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tarter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups sifted powdered sugar (sift before measuring)
1 1/8 cups sifted cake flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 teaspoon saltfor the whipped vanilla cream:
1 pint heavy cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extractdirections
let egg whites sit at room temperature for about one hour before beginning. while eggs are resting, measure out powdered sugar + flour, then sift powdered sugar, flour + salt together. set aside. line a cupcake tin (or two) with cupcake liners.
preheat oven to 350 degrees F + place rack in the bottom third of oven.
using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until frothy. once frothy, add in cream of tarter, then beat at medium speed until soft peaks form. this took me about 5 minutes. gradually add granulated sugar with the mixer still on medium speed, continuing to beat until egg whites thicken a bit more with opaque, soft, droopy peaks. once there, beat in vanilla extract.
remove the bowl from the mixer + sprinkle 1/4 of the dry ingredients over the egg whites. fold gently with a spatula until combined completely. continue with the rest of the dry ingredients – I did this in three increments.
once batter is smooth, use a 1/4 cup measure to pour heaping scoops of batter into each liner. bake for 18-19 minutes, or until tops are golden brown. let cool completely, then frost as desired. i frosted mine with a simple fresh vanilla whipped cream, using 1 pint of whipping cream, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, + beating until thickened.
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These look so adorable and delicious
love your blog!
thanks so much, bianca! glad you found your way to my little ‘ol blog. =)
Congratulations to Caroline, these cupcakes are just perfect for a baby shower – so light and delicate.
These really are the prettiest cupcakes, so glad to be a part of the shower with you!
Amy!!! You are SO sweet! I can’t even begin to thank you enough. I’m sitting here crying my eyes out over the thoughtfulness of my amazing friends. I’m always inspired by your adventure to try new things and these are yet another thing that I have yet to try to that you make look so easy. Angel food cake is so perfectly light and your cupcakes look absolutely delicious. What I wouldn’t give to just drive on up to Nashville and have a couple of these and some coffee this morning.
I’m considering a family road trip to Nashville once the baby is here and you’ll have to meet him/her! 😀 That and I just need to take the baby on a complete US tour so he/she can meet all of my amazing friends. You have made my day.
Thank you so much again!!!
Love,
Caroline
you are more than welcome, caroline! it was such a treat to throw a surprise virtual shower for you with all these fantastic other bloggers!
Yum! These look gorgeous and delicious! I love angel food cake because it’s so tasty, but doesn’t feel like it’s weighing you down!!
These look so pretty. I love Angel Food Cake, but you know I’ve never made it! I need to try these asap!
So pretty and delicate looking cupcakes. Perfect!
what beautiful cupcakes! I love that you took angel food cake, usually in a large cake form and make it into a tiny cupcake! looks so good!!
I love this idea of baking angel food cupcakes. I have always seen angel food cake never cupcakes. It’s so much cuter. These look so light, fluffy and delicious! Just perfect for a baby shower. I am going to make these soon.
Mmmm!
I can hardly wait to try this! Just pinned the recipe to my pinterest! 
AAhh these would be perfect for a baby shower! They sound delicious! You and your friends are so sweet!
Yum!! These look light, fluffy, and springy–perfect for an April baby shower, virtual or otherwise.
You girls are all so sweet!
these look so good!! I love angel food cake. I’ll have to put this on my to-make list. =)
Perfect!! I’ll take a few please 😉
Simply perfection. I have nothing else to add!
Except how sweet of y’all to do this!
These look divine and so pretty! I love angel food cake. I have to admit, I’ve never made one before. I’m still trying to conquer my fear of baking, so I’m adding these to my baking list. A virtual shower = fabulous idea. Very sweet of you girls.
steph, angel food cake was waaaay easier to make than i expected. i used to have a baking fear, too, but with every thing i make, it goes away more + more. you’ll have to try ’em!
These are so pretty! I bet they taste great too.
Amy, these are perfect for a baby shower…light and sweet. And gorgeous! And the sprinkles are just perfect!
these are beautiful amy! seriously, they look amazing…so delicate and dainty
Great idea for a shower!
Never gone the angel food route on cupcakes before and I realize now that has been a mistake. They sound great!
Hope you had a good weekend.
These cupcakes are so cute, I like angel food cake very much, and the sprinkles on the top are very nice!
These look beautiful! I love angel food cake and I can’t believe I’ve never even though about making it before. These look so good!
These are BEAUTIFUL! Little angel food, for a little angel (SO cheesy, but I had to go there)
Amy these are so beautiful!
Aah! I love the little pillowy clouds of topping! And the sprinkles?! So cute! These are absolutely perfect for a baby shower. Or anything. These can be the “light” dessert after our cheesecakes. 😀
Amy–these are gorgeous! Angel food cake is my absolute favorite, though I’ve never made one from scratch. My mother-in-law just brought me a family recipe for a chocolate angel food cake, which I’ve been toying with trying–I’ve been a little nervous about making it, though. But, if you say it’s easier than it sounds, I’m going to have to give it a try! What wonderful goodies you all have whipped up today–I’m drooling.
ooh, i can’t wait to hear how the chocolate angel food cake turns out! it’s definitely way easier to make than i expected – it’ll be a piece of cake for you! (pun intended). =)
These cupcakes are absolutely adorable! The beautiful presentation and that squishy cute shape gets to me (in a good way!) 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
These cupcakes are so adorable! Perfect for a baby shower =).
These seems like the perfect dessert. Nice and light. Great to have meet you through this nice event. Great pictures by the way!!
I just learned about *real* (vs store bought) angel food cake this weekend. But a dozen egg whites! That’s the part that trips me up. Did you separate your eggs or buy whites?
i actually wound up quartering the recipe because i reeeeally didn’t want 36 cupcakes tempting me in the house, so i only used 3 egg whites. =) for that, i just separated ’em. but, if i was making the full recipe, i’d just buy whites – i wouldn’t want to waste all those yolks or have to come up with a use for them just ’cause. hope that helps!
Woah! What a great idea. So much lighter than a regular cupcake, but just as much fun!
These sound light and fluffy and delicious! What a beautiful blog you have!
These cupcakes look PERFECT, Amy. I’ve never made angel food cupcakes either but I will most definitely have to try them out soon. And great idea on the whipped cream frosting. I don’t like my cupcakes too sweet – only because I want to be able to stuff 5 in my mouth without dying
this is my father in law’s favorite dessert (angel food cake)… i need to make these for him!!
I’ve wanted to make angel food cake cupcakes forever. I love the frosting on these as well. So pretty & perfectly light for Sprummer
I’ve never made angel food cake either, but I’m much more apt to try it as a cupcake rather than take on the whole cake. Such a sweet idea for a shower, Amy! And congrats & many blessings to Caroline!
How sweet of you all! Congrats to Caroline. These cupcakes look amazing!!
What a fun idea to make angel food cupcakes!!! I love how light and airy angel food is and now you made them bite size…awesome!!! And such a fun idea to do a virtual baby shower:-)
You make them look so cute! My icing is always a mess!
oh i love these! This shower had the most fun recipes!
angel food cake was a favorite of my dad. he would have loved these cupcakes. they look so light and yummy…probably hard to eat just one.
Angel food is one of my favorite cakes is the spring and summer! I love it even more in cupcake form
Awww! That’s so cuuute that you guys had a virtual baby shower!!! hehe.. Your cupcakes look so pretty and light! I love the texture of angel food cakes. They rise so beautifully, along with my ego! lol.. p.s. I love how most of the menu consist of DESSERTS / PASTRIES! <3 <3
Oh Amy! You are too sweet. These cupcakes are just perfect for a shower. Pretty, light and delicious.
Congratulations to Caroline!
yum! angel food cupcakes!!??!? Love this idea. I think I need these in my life asap!
these are such a perfect light spring/summer dessert! i love the idea of an angel food cupcake
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