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• 2,5 dl strösocker
• 0,6 dl vatten
• 4-5 äggvitor eller 1,3 dl ägvitor
• 2 msk strösocker
• 300 g rumsvarmt smör fördelat i små bitar
• 2 tsk vaniljsocker eller 1 tsk pasta
• ev färg- eller smaksättning

• 140 g ( 1 cup ) white flour
• 150 g ( 1 cup ) confectioners’ or superfine sugar*
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 13 egg whites ( 2 cups ) at the rooms temperature for at least 1 hour
• 1,5 tsp creme de tartar
• 150 g ( 1 cup ) superfine sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• food colour

Sprinkle the cream of tartar over the egg whites. Beat on medium speed until the egg whites thicken just slightly and you can see swirl lines in the mixture from the whisk (very soft peaks). 

 Add the superfine sugar 1 tablespoon at a time and beat until the egg whites thicken and reach soft/medium, droopy (not stiff) peaks. Beat in the vanilla and almond extract, and a few drops of the food colouring, if using. 

Remove the bowl from the mixer. Sift the dry ingredients 1/4 at a time on top of the meringue and fold gently but thoroughly with a rubber spatula. Gently transfer the batter to your ungreased angel food cake pan and smooth the top with a small offset spatula. Bake on the lower rack of the oven until the top of the cake springs back when touched lightly, and when a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Don’t check the cake before 35 minutes, or you could deflate your cake, but also try not to over-bake. 

 Remove the cake from the oven and invert the whole pan onto a wire rack so it cools upside down. Let cool for one hour and then loosen sides around the center and outside of the cake using a thin metal spatula or knife. Gently coax the cake out of the pan onto the wire rack and let cool completely.

Ingredients Italien Meringue Buttercream:

• 2 1/2 dl (1 cup) granulated sugar
• 0.6 dl (1/4 cup) water
• 4-5 egg whites or 1,3 dl (1/2 cup)
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 300g unsalted butter very soft, divided into small pieces
• 2 tsp vanilla bean or vanilla sugar
• any coloring or flavoring

Mix 2 1/2 dl granulated sugar and water in a saucepan and boil until it reaches about 118 degrees . Use a food thermometer.
Beat the egg whites store together with 2 tablespoons of sugar to stiff glossy peaks forms and then pour in the sugar syrup in a thin, steady stream directly over the meringue. Do not pour any on the whip or the sides of the bowl. Whip meringue until cool to the touch; this could take several minutes, about 5-6 minutes.
With the mixer running, add butter a couple tablespoons at a time. Keep beating until the buttercream is completely smooth and spreadable, somewhere in texture between peanut butter and mayonnaise. Now the buttercream is ready to use. Any flavorings or coloring may be added at this point. You can refrigerate buttercream up to 1 week in an airtight container or freeze up to 1 month. If frozen, defrost in the refrigerator overnight and bring to warm room temperature before re-beating. Always re-beat before using.

Whisk the egg whites then about 5 minutes until it cools before you add the butter , one piece at a time . Whisk a little between each piece of butter you put in . Once you have added the last bit of butter cream looks like it ’ll cut it instead of busting. Continue whisking , then the cream to ”turn ” and become thick, airy and smooth.

Assembly and decoration : 

Share Angel Food Cake in two halves , buttering  a thin layer of cream on one half and put over the other one. With a Wilton tulle 2 D or 1M and a piping bag filled with buttercream , cover the entire cake with roses . There are plenty of YouTube videos on the internet if you want to learn a pipe rose swirl. My roses are far from perfect , need to practice more, but it’s something charming about these unperfect roses , I think.

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy!