Finish off your simple, yet elegant dinner with this decadent dessert recipe. IMPORTANT: Be sure to make this dessert the day before your dinner!
Make Ahead Angel Food Dessert
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 large angel food cake find in your store's bakery section
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs separated
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- dark chocolate bar
Instructions
- Butter an 8 inch springform pan.
- Break the angel food cake into bite size pieces. Place 1/2 the pieces in the bottom of the pan.
- Melt the chocolate chips over a medium-low heat on the top of a double boiler. Remove from heat.
- Beat the egg yolks and add to the melted chocolate and stir.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with the sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
- In yet another separate bowl, whip cream and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold into the chocolate mixture.
- Pour half of the mixture over angel food cake pieces.
- Top first layer with remaining angel food cake and then finish with the last of the chocolate mixture.
- Sprinkle nuts and dark chocolate shavings on top. Chill dessert overnight. Remove outside of springform pan and serve.
Notes
Note: You can make this cake more fancy by using more whipped cream as icing and more chocolate shavings for the sides.