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A Delicious Dessert

Layered angel food cake with marshmallows soaked in heavy cream, topped with whipped cream.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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A Delicious Dessert

Ingredients

Directions

Assemble

  1. Cut the angel food cake in half.

  2. Soak the marshmallows in the heavy cream and place between the layers of cake.

  3. Top the cake with the remaining marshmallows.

Finish and serve

  1. Pour whipped cream over the top.

  2. Serve cold.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Angel food cake
Provides a light, airy sponge base that carries the marshmallow and cream layers.
Marshmallows
Soften in the cream to add sweetness and a soft, chewy filling between the layers.
Heavy cream
Adds richness and moisture, softening the marshmallows and forming the topping.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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