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Classic Angel Food Cake
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By Cheri Sicard
Posted July 23rd, 2007
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Servings: 1 cake or 2 loaves
Author Notes: This recipe is not only fat-free,its incredibly versatile. You can eat the cake as is, plain and unadorned, or dress it up with a simple icing, or top with fruit and whipped cream as the basis of a shortcake. One of my favorite ways to use Angel Food Cake is in a trifle, a simple yet impressive dessert that feeds a big crowd (follow link for recipe).

Since this recipes uses 12 (count them) egg whites, you'll undoubtedly need a suggestion of what to do with all those yolks. How about whipping up a batch of Traditional Spanish Flan?

Ingredients: 12 egg whites
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F.

beat egg whites and salt until foamy, add cream of tartar and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the extracts and one cup of sugar (very slowly!) and continue to beat until stiff peaks form.

Sift remaining sugar and flour together. Gently fold flour/sugar mixture into the egg whites. Spoon the batter into an UNgreaseD 10 inch tube pan or two bread loaf pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

To cool, turn cake upsidedown. If your cake pan doesn't have legs to keep the cake suspended upside-down, balance over a couple of cans. he object is to cool the cake suspended. Remove cake from pan when completely cool.

Hints & Tips:

  • Egg white whip better at room temperature
  • Even the tiniest speck of yolk will keep the egg whites from whipping. Separate eggs in a separate bowl then pour the white into a larger bowl with the others. That way if you break one egg yolk, you won't waste the whole batch.
  • Make sure that your bowls and whipping utensils are grease free. The smallest amount of grease or oil will prevent the eggs from whipping (have I said that enough?).


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