Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Angel food cake french toast

Well, if anyone is like me, I love breakfast foods, and sometimes (as much as I hate saying this) they get a little old. So recently, I have been searching for a fun way to spice up the classic french toast and I found an idea just walking up and down the different bread isles at the store. I love angel food cake, and french toast-why not put them together? It's really simple, and I paired it with a semi-homemade orange syrup to add a kick. Enjoy! 


Angel food cake french toast 

1 pkg. Angel food cake
5 eggs
2 Tb. milk
1 tsp. vanilla 
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. lemon juice

Heat your griddle to about 300 and while you're waiting for it to be ready mix in a shallow bowl your eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice. (feel free to add a little more if you like-I start with this amount and depending on my mood I add a little more vanilla or lemon juice to my liking) 

Cut the cake into about 1/2-3/4 inch slices and proceed to dip and fry until each side is golden brown, about 2 min on each side. Remember to just dip the cake lightly-it soaks up the mixture really fast. 


I made this syrup today on the fly because I was craving something with a little zest-so I added a few things to our already bought syrup and voila! I loved it, and think that I will continue tweaking it a little. But until then, enjoy! 


Semi-homemade orange syrup

1 1/2 cups of regular store bought syrup
4 Tb. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tb. sugar
2 tsp freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tsp orange zest

I just added it all together on a stove top (medium heat) and heat till all of the butter is melted. Don't let it boil because it will turn thick  I added a chopped orange wedge in the syrup for some extra texture and flavor.