Angel Food Cake French Toast with Fresh Strawberry Syrup

INGREDIENTS

8- inch angel food cake (, sliced into 12 - 14 pieces (or two angel food cake loafs, sliced into 1-inch thick pieces))

1 1/4 cups

milk

large eggs

1 tsp

vanilla extract

3/4 tsp

cinnamon

Butter for griddle

Sweetened whipped cream (, for serving)

lbs fresh strawberries (, stemmed and diced)

1 tbsp

fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup

granulated sugar

4 tbsp

water (, divided)

1 tbsp

cornstarch