Heavenly Angel Food Cake

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Your search for the ultimate classic angel food cake recipe ends here! This cake calls for only the essential angel food cake dessert ingredients, including egg whites, and is ready to be decorated with any of your favorite frostings or fruits.

Heavenly Angel Food Cake
Photo: Greg Scheidemann
Prep Time:
25 mins
Stand Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
12

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup egg whites (10 to 12 large)

  • 1 ½ cup sifted powdered sugar

  • 1 cup sifted cake flour or sifted all-purpose flour

  • 1 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

Directions

  1. Place egg whites in a very large mixing bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar and flour together 3 times. Beat egg whites, cream of tarter, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add granulated sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).

  3. Sift about one-fourth of the flour mixture over beaten egg whites; fold in gently. Repeat sifting and folding in the remaining flour mixture three more times, using one-fourth of the flour mixture each time.

  4. Pour into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Gently cut through batter with a knife or a narrow metal spatula.

  5. Bake on the lowest rack in a 350 degree F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. (The crust of the cake will be golden and slightly cracked.) Immediately invert the cake in the pan, standing the tube pan on its legs or resting the center tube over a tall-necked bottle. Cool cake thoroughly. Loosen the sides of cake from pan; remove cake from pan. To serve, use a serrated knife to slice the cake into wedges. Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

160 Calories
37g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 160
% Daily Value *
Sodium 46mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 13%
Protein 4g

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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