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About This Recipe
I can’t even with this dessert guys. I mean especially with that protein angel food cake base. How does it taste that yummy and is still CRAZY macro-friendly?? You would never guess something so yummy could come out of the ingredients.
Now remember, this is a super macro-friendly recipe like my Healthy Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. It’s not going to taste like the ‘real deal’. I am not trying to trick you here. But it does taste pretty dang close, and when I need to keep calories lower, it still hits all the good angel food cake spots!
If you’re looking for a more traditional style cake, try my Strawberry Crunch Cake (still lightened up!), or my Healthy Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting!
Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Angel Food Cake
- Just a handful of basic, simple ingredients
- Easy to make – just whip it real good and bake!
- Indulge without guilt and without all the calories
- Really… just 107 calories and 7g of carbs per slice!!!
- Protein packed – not only is it low in calories, carbs, fat, but it’s also packs a good chunk of protein!
- Protein powder – I recommend PEScience Vanilla Protein Powder. Since there aren’t many ingredients in this recipe, the quality of the protein powder makes a huge impact on how this recipes turns out. if you need to sub for another protein powder, make sure you do so with a similar whey + casein blend. For all PEScience products, you can use my affiliate code LaurenFitFoodie to save 10%.
- Egg whites (from the egg – not carton!) – will elaborate more on this importance of this later.
- Cream of Tartar
- Stevia – or any other sweetener of choice. I used Truvia Cane Sugar Blend for this recipe.
- Vanilla extract – I use Watkins brand.
- Greek cream cheese – you can also use fat-free, normal or 1/3 reduced-fat cream cheese. Even cool whip if you wanted!
- Strawberries – fresh are best for this recipe but any fruit will be amazing!
How To Make
The full printable recipe is below, but let me walk you through the process so you know what to expect when you’re making it!
1. Preheat oven to 315 °F. Spray any cake pan with cooking spray. I usually use a springform pan or a bundt cake pan. Crack eggs and place the egg whites in a medium sized mixing bowl. Add vanilla, stevia, and cream of tartar to egg whites and beat with a hand mixer until firm peak forms (I did about 5 minutes on high speed).
2. Using a spatula, fold in a protein powder carefully as to not deflate the egg white mixture. Place batter in cake pan and cook for 15-20 minutes or until top of the cake starts to become golden brown. When done, let cool. Then place in fridge.
3. In a medium sized mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sweetener, jello pudding mix, yogurt, and almond milk. Mix with a hand mixture until all is combined. Using a spatula, carefully frost cake.
4. Top with fresh strawberries and confectioner’s sugar if desired. Slice, and enjoy!
Using Real Egg Whites Versus Carton Egg Whites
Listen, I know it may tempting just to say “well, the carton egg whites are close enough.” NO. Absolutely not! Trust me, I thought the same! I experimented both ways – with egg whites from a carton and egg whites from an egg. And let me tell you, the differences in cakes do not even compare.
The one made with carton eggs whites is more chewy and tastes like a protein cake. The one made with whites from an egg is FLUFFY and cushiony and melt in your mouth HEAVEN.
Egg whites from the carton do not whip up the same way. Trust me on this.
Can I use egg whites from the carton for this recipes?
Carton egg whites just won’t work for this recipe. As much as I would LOVE to say yes to make this a more convenient recipe, egg whites from eggs are essentially for this angel food cake to be fluffy and not weird or chewy.
What is Cream of tartar?
Cream of tartar, a byproduct of wine and grape juice processing, is an acidic salt that acts as a stabilizer in recipes that require whipped egg whites, such as meringue, angel food cake, and soufflé.
Is there a substitute if I can’t find Greek cream cheese?
Yes, any cream cheese will work here. You can use fat-free, 1/3 reduced-fat or regular cream cheese. If you wanted, you could even skip the cream cheese frosting all together and use cool whip.
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Strawberry Angel Food Cake
Ingredients
Protein Angel Food Cake:
- 7 egg whites from the egg not carton
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tsp stevia or other sweetener of choice
- 2 Tbsp vanilla protein powder (15g)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz. Greek cream cheese
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (112g)
- 1/2 package sugar free cheesecake Jello pudding mix (14g)
- 1 tbsp zero-calorie sweetener
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (60g)
Topping:
- 180 g strawberries sliced
- 1 tbsp confectioner’s sugar optional
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 315 °F. Spray any cake pan with cooking spray. I usually use a springform pan or a bundt cake pan.
- Crack eggs and discard or save egg yolks for later use. Place the egg whites in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Add vanilla, stevia, and cream of tartar to egg whites and beat with a hand mixer until firm peak forms (I did about 5 minutes on high speed).
- Using a spatula, fold in a protein powder carefully as to not deflate the egg white mixture.
- Place batter in cake pan and cook for 15-20 minutes or until top of the cake starts to become golden brown. When done, let cool. Then place in fridge.
To Make Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, add cream cheese, sweetener, jello pudding mix, yogurt, and almond milk. Mix with a hand mixture until all is combined. Keep stored in fridge until cake is chilled and is ready to frost.
To Assemble:
- Place cake carefully on the surface you plan to serve it. It has the potential to stick to the pan so it is easier to go ahead and a set it up this way!
- Using a spatula, carefully frost cake. Cake is fragile so do so gently.
- Top with fresh strawberries and confectioner’s sugar if desired. Slice, and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition is hand-calculated and accurate. No autocalulations! However, note that values can vary based on the brands you use and if you substitute ingredients.
