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Pastel Angel Food Cupcakes

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 23, 2022
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Think spring with these quaint cupcakes, completed with an ombre cake finish and pastel pink frosting.

Pastel Angel Food Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 50 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 26
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup cake flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups egg whites (about 12 large)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Yellow, red and green liquid food color

Pink Fluffy Frosting

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 26 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and flour; set aside. In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed, adding vanilla, almond extract and salt with the last addition of sugar. Continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat.
  • Step 
    3
    Sprinkle powdered sugar-flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over egg white mixture, folding in with rubber spatula just until sugar-flour mixture disappears.
  • Step 
    4
    Divide batter among 3 bowls. Carefully fold a few drops yellow food color into 1 bowl until desired shade. Repeat with red and green food color and remaining batter. In each muffin cup, spoon 2 tablespoons of each color batter next to each other; using knife, make “S” motion through batters to swirl.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 5 to 20 minutes or until cracks in cupcakes feel dry and tops spring back when touched lightly. Remove from pan to cooling racks to cool.
  • Step 
    6
    Use one can of Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting- and mix with 4 drops of red food color. Frost cupcakes.

Nutrition

110 Calories
0g Total Fat
2g Protein
25g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
55mg
2%
Potassium
60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
20g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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