Anonymous wrote:I drizzle melted chocolate on top

If the child likes chocolate, this seems like the right answer.

Angel food cake is not frosted. If not whipped cream and fruit, it should be drizzled with a lemon, raspberry, or chocolate glaze.

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

Or plain whipped cream with food coloring?

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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.

I love angel food cake. The purpose of having angel food cake, to me as a kid, was that I got to eat angel food cake. Still is, for that matter.

I agree that chocolate whipped cream would be delightful, or a milk chocolate frosting if the kid insisted on traditional. I agree about having some unfrosted cake for picky people.

I would never frost an angel food cake.

I drizzle melted chocolate on top

I have seen it done with a glaze. Like this: https://countrycupboardcookies.com/never-fail-angel-food-cake/

Slightly easier/more straightforward recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ermine-icing-cooked-flour-frosting-recipe