Angel food cake nutritional facts
Angel food cake nutritional facts that are unreal
1) Angel Food Cake is a very popular dessert in the United States, but it's not really an American invention. It was actually invented by a German baker named Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Bülow. He was born in Königsberg, Germany on December 13th, 1817 and died on July 11th, 1900. In his youth he worked as a baker at a bakery called "Buchenstrasse" (translated as "Beech Street" or "Bubensche Street") which was run by his father. He says he first came up with the idea when he noticed a single bee visiting a beehive near his bakery and thought that the bees would be able to carry the pieces of cake back to the customers. He called his invention "Kuchen aus Eibenmehl" which means "cake from honeycomb".
It was not until 1857 that the first angel food cake was actually served in the United States. In 1856 a New York City restaurant owner named Henry O'Malley is believed to have been the first to serve it. The cake had white chicken egg yolks, butter and pearls.
2) The terms angel food cake and angel food are both used to describe this particular type of cake. The most accurate term is "angel food cake without butter or sugar".
3) The term "angel food cake" actually originated in the United States and was first used in a cookbook in 1871.
4) The chefs of the restaurant "Eliza programs" in New York City were the first ones to actually put an angel food cake in a pastry bag and ice it.
5) In 1881 the first angel food cake factory was opened in New York City by two brothers named John and Joseph Maloney. Their Angel Food Cake was so popular that it became a national brand.
6) The angel food cake is made out of a mixture of wheat, honey, milk, eggs, butter, baking powder and spices.
7) If you buy the angel food cake from the supermarket, it is very easy to make at home. You only need a few ingredients and a kitchen stove.
8) The angel food cake is best served the day it is made. It tastes even better the next day when it is allowed to sit in the refrigerator overnight.
9) In the culinary world, there is a myth that angel food cakes explode when they are heated. This is not true. In fact, only 0.1% of angel food cakes actually explode.
The rest of the cakes cook and expand completely without exploding.
10) There is a myth that angel food cakes are low in fat and calories. This is also false. The angel food cake actually contains between 28 and 31% of total fat depending on the brand.
11) Angel food cakes are not cheap. The average angel food cake from a supermarket costs around $25. An angel food cake from a specialty bakery will cost between $40 and $80.
12) The most expensive angel food cake weighed five pounds and contained nearly four pounds of butter. It was made by the Faribault House Milling Company in Minnesota and took four days to make. It sold at an auction for $27,000. on May 6, 2007.
13) If you really want to impress your friends, you should make a "fancy" angel food cake from scratch. It takes about one and a half days to make this cake from start to finish.
14) The name "angel food cake" is actually a bit of a misnomer. It should really be "charity cake" because the cake is traditionally given to people in need.
15) If you want to give someone a fancy, homemade angel food cake, you should start by making the cake from scratch. The average price for a angel food cake mix is around $3.50.
16) There are actually angel food cake recipes for both boys and girls.
17) A traditional angel food cake recipe calls for whites instead of colorings such as: blueberries, lemon, or coconut.
18) A second type of angel food cake recipe calls for the addition of nuts and chocolate chips.
19) The most imporant ingredient in the angel food cake is the wheat.
20) In the 1800's when wheat was very expensive, angel food cake recipes called for a lot of eggs.
21) Today, angel food cakes are very easy to make. You only need a few ingredients including: butter, vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
22) Another myth is that angel food cakes are good for your circulatory system. This is false.
23) The most common place angel food cakes are served is at weddings.
24) The angel food cake is traditionally served on a large, round dish called a frappe.
25) Some angel food cakes are served with a frangipane filling made of almond paste and cream.
That's 25 Imprecise angel food cake nutritional facts
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