Angelic Cake and Berries Recipe

This Angelic Cake and Berries Recipe is a light and refreshing recipe, which uses store-bought angel food cake and lemon sorbet. It’s an effortless 10-minute dessert, ready in about 10 minutes.

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Angelic Cake and Berries Ingredients

• 1 cup lemon sorbet
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/2 pint blackberries
• 1/2 pint strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 pint raspberries
• 1 store-bought angel food cake

How To Make Angelic Cake and Berries Recipe

1. Make the Lemon Berry Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine the lemon sorbet and lemon zest. Place over low heat and stir gently until the sorbet is just melted and has formed a smooth, warm sauce.
2. Add the Fruit: Remove the saucepan from the heat immediately. Gently stir in the blackberries, sliced strawberries, and raspberries. Stir just enough to coat them in the warm lemon sauce without breaking the berries apart. The residual heat will warm the fruit slightly and release some of their juices.
3. Assemble and Serve: Cut the angel food cake into thick slices. Place the slices on individual dessert plates. Pour the warm berry and sorbet sauce generously over the top of each slice. Serve immediately.

Recipe Tips

• Why use melted sorbet? This is a brilliant chef’s trick. Melted sorbet creates an instant, intensely flavored fruit sauce without needing to reduce fruit juice or add extra sugar. It provides the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness.
• Don’t overheat the berries: The goal is to have warm berries, not cooked ones. Adding them off the heat keeps their texture fresh and firm while still allowing them to be coated in the sauce.
• Can I use other sorbet flavors? Yes! Raspberry sorbet, mango sorbet, or even orange sherbet would all work beautifully and create different flavor profiles.
• Serving temperature: This dessert relies on the contrast between the room-temperature sponge cake and the warm, tart sauce. Serve it as soon as you pour the sauce.

What To Serve With Angelic Cake and Berries

This light dessert is perfect after a heavy meal.

• A dollop of light whipped cream or yogurt
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish
• A cup of herbal tea

How To Store Angelic Cake and Berries

• Storage: This dessert is best eaten immediately. If you have leftover sauce, store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. You can reheat it gently or serve it cold over yogurt or ice cream. Store the cake separately at room temperature.

Angelic Cake and Berries Nutrition Facts

(Per serving, assuming 6 slices)

• Calories: ~240 kcal
• Total Fat: 1g
• Saturated Fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 280mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 55g
• Dietary Fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 35g
• Protein: 3g

Nutrition information is estimated and may vary based on ingredients and cooking methods used.

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