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Coconut Angel Food Cake with Blueberry Curd

Super light and extremely delicious, this Coconut Angel Food Cake topped with Blueberry Curd is a must-have summertime dessert!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 12 slices

Equipment

  • Kitchenaid Mixer with Whisk Attachment
  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Rubber Spatula
  • 10" Angel Food Cake Pan
  • Medium sauce pan
  • Hand-Held Whisk
  • Medium Bowl
  • Mesh Sieve

Ingredients

Coconut Angel Food Cake

  • 1 Cup Cake Flour 120 g
  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 150 g
  • 12 Egg Whites room temperature
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Cream of Tartar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/8 tsp Coconut Extract
  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 150 g

Vanilla Whipped Cream Frosting

  • 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Coconut Chips for topping

Blueberry Curd

  • 1 Cup Blueberries
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 3 Egg Yolks
  • 4 tbsp Salted Butter

Instructions

Coconut Angel Food Cake

  • Start by moving your oven rack to the lower third part of your oven and preheat it to 375 degrees. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of cake flour and 3/4 cup of sugar and set to the side.
  • In the mixing bowl, add 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 12 egg whites. Start mixing at low speed until the egg whites start to turn foamy. Then add 1 tsp cream of tartar, 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of vanilla, and 1/8 tsp of coconut extract. Turn your mixer up to medium-high speed and continue whipping until soft peaks form.

(Save 3 egg yolks for the curd.)
  • While the mixer is still going, add the 3/4 cup sugar a tbsp at a time. Turn the mixer up to high speed and whip until a stiff, shiny meringue forms. Do not overwhip, once the egg whites hold a peak stop mixing or your cake will sink in the oven while baking.
  • Take the mixing bowl off the stand and sift 1/3 of the flour mixture over the top of the meringue. Use a large rubber spatula to gently fold in the flour. Repeat two more times until all the flour is incorporated. Carefully scoop the batter into the ungreased 10" angel food cake pan and delicately even out.
  • Place the pan in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes. The cake is finished when it's golden brown and springs back when you lightly poke it. Once it's finished baking, immediately turn the pan upside down and let it cool like that on the cooling rack for at least 1 hour. Once the hour is up, use a knife to carefully separate the sides and middle from the pan. Flip the pan upside down again and tap on the top to get the cake to release. Once it's out of the pan finish cooling completely on the cooling rack before frosting.

Blueberry Curd

  • While the angel food cake is baking it's time to make the blueberry curd. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add 1 cup of fresh blueberries, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 2 tbsp of lemon juice. Continuously stir with a whisk breaking down the blueberries and bring to a boil. Keep at a boil for 2 minutes.
  • After this, remove the pan from the heat and pour the blueberries through a mesh sieve into a separate heat-proof bowl. Strain out all the liquid and discard the leftover skins. Rinse out the saucepan and add the blueberry juice back into it. Also, add the 3 egg yolks one at a time stirring them in as you go.
  • Return the saucepan to the stove over medium-high heat and add 4 tbsp of butter cut into tbsp chunks. Continue whisking as the butter melts. Once the butter has melted in, keep stirring until the curd begins to thicken. After this remove the pan from the heat and pour the curd into a heat-proof bowl. Cover the top of the curd with plastic wrap that is touching it to keep the skin from forming and set it to the side to cool.

Vanilla Whipped Cream Frosting

  • Once the angel food cake is cool, whip up the frosting! Add 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 tsp of vanilla, and 2 tbsp of powdered sugar to your Kitchenaid mixing bowl fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk at high speed until stiff peaks form. This should only take about 2 minutes.
  • Place the Coconut Angel Food Cake on a serving tray or cake stand and frost! Top with unsweetened coconut chips, fresh blueberries, and drizzle with blueberry curd! Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

The Coconut Angel Food Cake Recipe is adapted from a recipe by AMANDA RETTKE on iambaker.net https://iambaker.net/coconut-cake/#wprm-recipe-container-70141
The Blueberry Curd recipe is from Created By Diane  https://www.createdby-diane.com/2014/09/blueberry-curd.html