I love a sweet and luxurious morning dish. Is it breakfast or dessert? I’m going to say both and it’s definitely worthy of your weekend breakfast splurge. Making a special meal for holidays or unique occasions can create a memory—or maybe a tradition. Make this for Valentine’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, or even the 4th of July if you add some blueberries for a red, white, and blue breakfast.
Angel Food Cake French Toast
This French Toast follows the same steps as your usual breakfast favorite. You’re whisking eggs in a medium bowl with tablespoons of milk or teaspoons vanilla extract, sprinkling in spices like cinnamon, brown sugar, and nutmeg, and then drenching thick wedges of your “bread” aka slices of cake in the mixture before a quick sear on a nonstick griddle or large skillet. (Don’t forget to drop in a tablespoon butter for a nonstick skillet.) Place slices carefully into a pie plate or keep warm in a preheated oven until ready to serve. Standard butter or maple syrup is a classic choice for French toast, but once you start making your own homemade syrups, you’ll never go back. This strawberry syrup will have you coming back for dip after dip. You may likely have just a bit of strawberry syrup left over, I debated on doing 1 1/2 the recipe listed because that’s about what we used – but I did have a few picky eating nieces and nephews that said no syrup, cool whip only. I know, what!? But my thoughts are that the only way I’ve really ever liked angel food cake is with a fair amount of topping because it can be on the dry side. So it’s better to have too much than to not have enough. (For other syrup-haters, simply sprinkle with powdered sugar!) Plus, if you are lucky enough to have any leftovers you can store it in the fridge then rewarm and serve it up the next few days with oatmeal, or add a few spoonfuls to smoothies or shakes, swirl it into ice cream, or drizzle over pancakes. With all the fresh strawberries in season, you’ll want a full batch of it. It’s completely delicious and it pairs perfectly with this irresistible Angel Food Cake French Toast. Cheers to summer breakfasts!
