Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2010

I got mixed reviews on this cake. First off, I too believe the cake itself has too much sugar in it. My cake also came out rather sticky and "wet." Hence, my testers said it reminded them of store-bought angel food! The glaze however is great, I wouldn't change it at all. With that said, one person did say they prefer angel food without the glaze. But 2 others said the glaze "made the cake." So mixed reviews all around! I think I will stick with my old angel cake recipe, and use the glaze on it in the autumn months. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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KitchenWitch

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Estacada, Oregon, USA

Living In: Eagle Creek, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2010

Yum Marlys! I'm really enjoying this. :) I've had a taste for your angel food cake lately. Now that I've made it, I am sooo glad I didn't wait any longer!!! I didn't find this to be too sweet at all (which surprises me)... it's spot on. Other than using the wrong mixter attachment (paddle instead of whisk lol!) and coming to that realization mid-way thru preparation, this was extremely simple to make. Despite this being fine as is, I will definitely make a change or two next time. For one, I will add more cider to my glaze to achieve a sauce-like consistency (I just think this would be better with a sauce rather than a thick glaze). I will also drizzle individual pieces of cake with it instead of drizzling all over prior to cutting, but that's just my personal preference. Oh, and I think this recipe yields PLENTY of glaze (no need to make more unless you like to drench your cake with it!). Thanks so much for sharing this fall treat, Marlys! :-)

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Chef Mickey (aka Mickey)

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: De Soto, Missouri, USA

Living In: Elgin, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2010

This is one of the best angel food cakes I've ever had. It's extremely sweet, but I have a serious sweet tooth. The glaze is amazing, but the cake is sweet and delicious enough by itself.

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bayfordac

Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2010

Though I didn't use the glaze recipe this angel food cake turned out wonderful. It was soft and fluffy and didn't settle when cooled. I will be using this recipe again!

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Con C

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2010

This was amazing! I made it for my daughter's bridal shower, and got tons of compliments and requests for the recipe. I have one friend who owns a bakery and is an amazing cook, who said it was THE best angel food cake she had ever had (and she also asked for the recipe- not a common thing for her. lol). Will be making this regularily.

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LORALEASE

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

This was absolutely delicious!!! It was pretty sweet, but we like that in our house!!! If you don't have a major sweet tooth I'd cut down on some of the powdered sugar. I can't wait to have some more after dinner tonight!!!

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mommyluvs2cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

This was pretty good, and certainly a change of pace from regular angel food cake. My only problem with this was the amount of sugar...it was VERY sweet. The cake part by itself was good, very tender, sweet, and melt-in-your-mouth, but when combined with the glaze (which was also very good, with a luscious caramel-like cinnamon apple flavor) it was just too sweet. I love the idea...I might try making the glaze again with a different angel food recipe that contains less sugar. I know that I've made other ones that don't contain 1 cup of granulated sugar plus 1 1/2 cups of confectioner's sugar! Altogether, this is a great idea, thanks for sharing this fall dessert!

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larkspur

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

This was fabulous-I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe. It took about 9 large eggs to get the amount of egg whites needed for the batter. Delicious!

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GINAH1

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

This is a great angel food cake. I think the combination of confectioners' sugar and almond extract make it unique. I doubled the amount of cinnamon in the glaze to cut down on the sweetness that others commented about. Next time I will increase the glaze by 1/2...I would have liked it to cover more of the cake.

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