Wednesday, February 17, 2010

You're-an-angel cake

1 box angel food cake mix
1 Tbsp orange zest

Glaze
1 tsp orange extract mixed with 3 Tbsp water
2 cups confectioner's sugar

Garnish: fresh pomegranate seeds

Heat oven to 350 F. You need a 10-inch tube pan with removable bottom. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Stir in zest. Pour into ungreased tube pan. Bake, cool and remove cake from pan as package directs.
Glaze: Whisk extract mixture and sugar in a bowl until smooth. Spread over top of the cake, letting excess drip down the sides. Sprinkle the top with pomegranate seeds.
(Bake the cake up to 2 days ahead. Leave in pan, covered and at room temperature. Remove from pan and glaze the day of serving.

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