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This Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake recipe is a classic angle food recipe with a twist, it has dragon fruit powder infused into the batter, sprinkled on top, and served with fresh dragon fruit slices and dragon fruit simple syrup!
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Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake
Hi Everyone, this Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake recipe has just 3 required ingredients: angel food cake mix, water, and dragon fruit powder.
The Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake tastes sweet like a classic angel food cake and lightly fruity from the subtle dragon fruit flavor. It’s bouncy in texture and so delightful to behold from the all-natural color of the dragon fruit powder!
Ingredients
Cake Batter Ingredients
- 1 box angel food cake mix (we use Betty Crocker brand)
- 1-1/3 cups water, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons dragon fruit powder, divided
- dragon fruit slices, for serving, optional
Toppings Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dragon fruit powder, for sprinkling on top
- 1 recipe dragon fruit simple syrup, see notes
Kitchen Tools
- 4×10-inch angel food pan
- 2-cup wet mixture
- measuring spoons and cups
- silicone baking spatula
- large glass or metal mixing bowl
- handheld electric mixer
- offset spatula
- 1 empty wine bottle
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How to Make Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake
Preparation: Preheat the oven to 325°F for a non-stick pan (350°F for an aluminum pan). Move the oven rack to the lowest position, for baking. You do not have to grease the pan.
Make the Batter: In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, add the angel food cake mix, add the water and using a handheld electric mixer, mix on low for 30 seconds and then beat on medium for 1 minute. Using a 1/4 (3 tablespoon) cookie scoop, add enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan. You can gently shake the cake pan to even out the cake layer. Sift 1 teaspoon dragon fruit powder onto the batter, and mix the powder into the remaining batter completely. Using the large cookie scoop, scoop enough pink cake batter to cover the white batter. Sift 1 more teaspoon of the dragon fruit powder and completely mix into the remaining batter. Scoop the remaining batter into the cake pan. You can use a baking spatula to scrape all the remaining batter into the cake pan.
Bake the cake: Bake for 37-47 minutes. When the cake is done, the top should be golden brown and the top of the cake should be dry and not sticky. To cool the cake, turn it upside-down on a bottle until it’s cooled completely. Alternately, you can turn the pan on its side. After it’s cool, you can use an offset spatula, to help separate the cake from the side. Optionally, you can sprinkle more dragon fruit powder on top of the cake, and serve with fresh, dragon fruit slices and dragon fruit simple syrup. Enjoy!
Notes
- Dragon Fruit Simple Syrup: Simmer over low-medium heat on the stovetop & whisk together: 1 cup water + 1 cup granulated white sugar + 1 teaspoon dragon fruit powder.
- Alternate cake pans:
- 2 (9-inch) loaf pans bake for 35-45 minutes
- 3 (8-1/2-inch) loaf pans 28-38 minutes
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Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake
This Dragon Fruit Angel Food Cake recipe is a classic angle food recipe with a twist, it has dragon fruit powder infused into the batter, sprinkled on top, and served with fresh dragon fruit slices and dragon fruit simple syrup!
Ingredients
- 1 box angel food cake mix (we use Betty Crocker brand)
- 1-1/3 cups water, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons dragon fruit powder, divided
- dragon fruit slices, for serving, optional
Topping
- 1 tablespoon dragon fruit powder, for sprinkling on top
- 1 recipe dragon fruit simple syrup, see notes
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 325°F for a non-stick pan (350°F for an aluminum pan). Move the oven rack to the lowest position, for baking. You do not have to grease the pan.
- Make the Batter: In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, add the angel food cake mix, add the water and using a handheld electric mixer, mix on low for 30 seconds and then beat on medium for 1 minute. Using a 1/4 (3 tablespoon) cookie scoop, add enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan. You can gently shake the cake pan to even out the cake layer. Sift 1 teaspoon dragon fruit powder onto the batter, and mix the powder into the remaining batter completely. Using the large cookie scoop, scoop enough pink cake batter to cover the white batter. Sift 1 more teaspoon of the dragon fruit powder and completely mix into the remaining batter. Scoop the remaining batter into the cake pan. You can use a baking spatula to scrape all the remaining batter into the cake pan.
- Bake the cake: Bake for 37-47 minutes. When the cake is done, the top should be golden brown and the top of the cake should be dry and not sticky. To cool the cake, turn it upside-down on a bottle until it's cooled completely. Alternately, you can turn the pan on its side. After it's cool, you can use an offset spatula, to help separate the cake from the side. Optionally, you can sprinkle more dragon fruit powder on top of the cake, and serve with fresh, dragon fruit slices and dragon fruit simple syrup. Enjoy!
Notes
- Dragon Fruit Simple Syrup: Simmer over low-medium heat on the stovetop & whisk together: 1 cup water + 1 cup granulated white sugar + 1 teaspoon dragon fruit powder.
- Alternate cake pans:
- 2 (9-inch) loaf pans bake for 35-45 minutes
- 3 (8-1/2-inch) loaf pans 28-38 minutes
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 98Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 32mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 1g
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- This recipe post was first published on 6/25/2022
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