Angel Food
Is it cliché to call angel food cake "heavenly?" Too bad, we're doing it anyway.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 137 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups cake flour
- 1 ¾ cups white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups egg whites
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
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In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then add in the cream of tartar, vanilla, and almond extract.
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In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, and salt. Repeat five times.
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Carefully combine the egg whites with the dry ingredients, then pour the whole mix into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan.
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Place the pan in a cold oven. Turn the oven on and turn the heat up to 325 F. Bake the pan for about one hour, or until the cake is golden brown.
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Turn the pan over and let the cake cool in it. When thoroughly cooled, remove the cake from the pan.
