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Angel Food Cake

A light, fluffy, cloud-like angel food cake made from whipped egg whites, sugar, and cake flour. Perfectly airy, delicately sweet, and ideal with berries or whipped cream.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 140

Ingredients
  

Angel Food Cake
  • 12 egg whites room temperature
  • 1.5 cups granulated sugar divided
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1.5 tsp cream of tartar
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Tube pan
  • Electric mixer
  • Mixing bowls
  • Sifter

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Leave tube pan ungreased.
  2. Sift cake flour with 1/2 cup sugar and set aside.
  3. Beat egg whites until frothy, then add cream of tartar and salt.
  4. Add remaining 1 cup sugar gradually and beat to soft peaks.
  5. Mix in vanilla extract.
  6. Gently fold in flour mixture in three additions.
  7. Transfer batter to an ungreased tube pan and smooth the top.
  8. Bake 35–40 minutes until the top springs back.
  9. Invert pan immediately and cool fully before removing.
  10. Slice and serve with fruit or whipped cream.

Notes

Use room-temperature egg whites for best volume. Do not grease the pan or the cake will fall.