Angel Food Cake

Angel Food Cake

from allrecipes.com
Dessert
70 min
14 servings
136 kcal / serving

A classic angel food cake recipe that is light and airy. It tastes great by itself but is also lovely for dessert with whipped cream or fruit.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupcake flour
  • 1 ½ cupswhite sugar, divided
  • 12egg whites
  • 1 ½ teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoonscream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoonsalt

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Clean and fully dry a 10-inch tube pan.

  2. 2

    Sift together flour, and 3/4 cup sugar, set aside.

  3. 3

    Whip egg whites, along with vanilla, cream of tartar, and salt, in a large bowl to medium stiff peaks. Gradually add remaining 3/4 cup sugar while continuing to whip to stiff peaks. When the egg white mixture has reached its maximum volume, fold in the sifted ingredients gradually, 1/3 at a time. Do not overmix. Put the batter into the tube pan.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until the cake springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes.

  5. 5

    Balance the tube pan upside down on the top of a bottle to prevent decompression while cooling. When cool, run a knife around the edge of the pan and invert onto a plate.