The Frugal Gourmand

Angel at my table

If there's one food item in the history of creation that I would not have looked at and thought, "You know, that could really use a layer of frosting," it would have to be angel food cake. We're talking something that, already, is basically all sugar. The product wizards at Dolly Madison, however, clearly disagreed, as there exists the "Mini Frosty Angel Cake," which is just a rectangular slab of angel food cake covered in a huge mane of pink frosting.

The angel food cake was probably a little better than expected - considering that we're talking about something that costs less than a buck, there was the chance that the angel food would suck. I like angel food cake a lot, so this was a concern, but it wasn't a big deal. Was it a little more styrofoamy than the angel food cake you might get at the grocery store? Sure. But it was fine.

The frosting, I probably don't even have to tell you, was complete overkill. For starters, there was too much of it. Not only did it cover the whole cake but it was a pretty thick layer. Angel food cake has its own distinctive taste and sweetness; they make it what it is. But these were near-totally obliterated by the onslaught of frosting. Pink frosting, don't forget.

All in all, though, the experience wasn't terrible. Considering the size of the cake and the amount I paid for it, I felt surprisingly little like dying after I'd eaten it. This can probably be attributed to the relatively low fat content (though of course the sugar content is off the charts). I don't know if I'd get it again, but the Mini Frosty Angel Cake was definitely not a total loss.

posted by Flax @ 12:04 AM