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                        WHITE CHOCOLAT
                        WHITE CHOCOLATE E

            ANGEL FOOD MOUSSE CAKE E
           ANGEL FOOD MOUSSE CAK




                  his cake might appear com -       grated white and dark chocolate,
                  plicated, but the time is in      lemon slices, or candied citrus (see

                  the assembly. The cake            How to Make Candied Orange Zest,
           bakes quickly, the white chocolate       page 228).

           mousse is fast (really a super-thick
                                                                SERVES:  16
           cream), and the buttercream frost-
                                                      PREPARATION  TIME:  20  MINUTES
           ing is made in minutes—the day             BAKING  TIME:  20  TO  25  MINUTES

           ahead, if you like. Yes, you do have         ASSEMBLY  TIME:  30  MINUTES
                                                          CHILLING  TIME:  4  HOURS
           to squeeze in 4 hours for the nearly
           finished cake to chill before you can
                                                    Quick White Chocolate Mousse (page 460)
           frost it. The recipe idea and the one    1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix

                                                     1
           for the Cappuccino Angel Food            1 ⁄4 cups water
                                                    1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
           Mousse Torte (page 289) are based
                                                    Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (page 412)
           on recipes I saw in Southern Living
                                                    1 cup fresh strawberries, for garnish (dipped
                             magazine many             in white chocolate if desired; see
                                  months ago.          Chocolate-Dipped Fruit, page 245)
                                                    1 cup grated white chocolate (see “the Cake
                                  Garnish this
                                                       Mix Doctor says”) for garnish
                                cake with big
                                                    1. Prepare  the  Quick  White  Chocolate
           red straw berries, either plain or
                                                    Mousse up to the chilling point. While it
           dipped in white chocolate, or with       is chilling over ice, proceed with the cake
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