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Make Ahead Angel Food Dessert

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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.