Anonymous wrote:I don't think I've ever seen angel food cake frosted!

Does the birthday child have a preference? Vanilla seems like it would be very bland. Chocolate might be nice. If you get store-bought and stir it until it's fluffy, I think that would work.

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As pps have said, angel food cake isn't typically frosted. But kids like frosting on their cakes, so maybe try an ermine frosting?

https://sugargeekshow.com/recipe/ermine-frosting/

Super light, not too sweet, not heavy enough to weigh down the lightness of an angel food cake.

Anonymous wrote:What is your favorite frosting to use when making an angel food cake? It’s for a birthday and whipped cream/fruit has been ruled out. The birthday child wants it frosted. Buttercream seems too heavy. Any ideas?

I'd change the type of cake. Angel food cake doesn't typically have frosting and frosting kind of defeats the purpose of the lower-sugar/fat angel food cake.

You could do a chocolate ganache, or a whipped chocolate ganache. If straight chocolate ganache make it a little more liquid-y so it's softer, something slightly closer to a glaze?

Why do they want an angel food cake? This seems like a weird mishmash of "The cake must be a heathy(ish) choice!" + "but I'm a kid and I want frosting!"

You could sort of think trifle without trifle - cut in half and put a custard in the middle?

Whipped chocolate or a buttercream frosting.

Our family growing up always did angel food cake with chocolate whipped cream frosting.
So not technically just "whipped cream" because it's chocolate!!


https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chocolate-whipped-cream-frosting/4c9ac8cd-bd9e-41e7-882b-e7abba940495

For a child’s birthday? Whatever they want. Just have a second unfrosted cake on the side for adults who don’t want to eat that tomfoolery.

NONE. Ew, David.

You don't frost angel food cake. Serve with berries.

How old is the kid? Do they actually know the difference between angel food cake and sponge cake?

Can you do choc whipped cream? Tell kid it’s choc frosting.

None. The most you'd have is a fruit drizzle or glaze, after the cake is cut and served.

Blasphemy

I don't think I've ever seen angel food cake frosted!

Does the birthday child have a preference? Vanilla seems like it would be very bland. Chocolate might be nice. If you get store-bought and stir it until it's fluffy, I think that would work.

What is your favorite frosting to use when making an angel food cake? It’s for a birthday and whipped cream/fruit has been ruled out. The birthday child wants it frosted. Buttercream seems too heavy. Any ideas?