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Angel Food Cake
5 from 18 votes

Angel Food Cake

Angel Food Cake is a light, airy dessert made primarily from whipped egg whites, sugar, and cake flour. The recipe involves carefully folding sifted dry ingredients into stiffly beaten egg whites with cream of tartar and flavor extracts. Baking in a tube pan ensures even heat distribution and rising, producing a tender crumb and delicate texture. The finished cake is inverted and cooled upside down to maintain volume. Its subtle vanilla and almond hint complements fresh berries or a dusting of powdered sugar.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 212 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1 3/4 cups white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups egg white
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

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  1. Make sure your pan, stand mixer, sifter and whisks is clean, dry and grease free, then line only the bottom of a tube pan with parchment paper
  2. Sift the flour, sugar and salt together.
  3. Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, add in the cream of tartar, vanilla and almond extracts and beat until they're just combined.
  4. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites then pour into the tube pan.
  5. Place into the oven, then turn it on to 325 degrees and cook for 60 minutes before removing from the oven placing a metal plate over it and flipping the tube pan over to let it cool upside down before removing it.

Nutrition Information

Calories 212kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 0.4g (1%) Saturated Fat 0.04g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g (1%) Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g (0%) Sodium 119mg (5%) Potassium 126mg (3%) Fiber 0.4g (2%) Sugar 35g (70%) Vitamin A 0.3IU (0%) Calcium 5mg (1%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 212

% Daily Value*

Calories 212kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 0.4g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.02g 0%
Sodium 119mg 5%
Potassium 126mg 3%
Fiber 0.4g 2%
Sugar 35g 70%
Vitamin A 0.3IU 0%
Calcium 5mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.