Angel Food Cake

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recipe by Good Housekeeping https://goodhousekeeping.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    158
based on 8 ratings

Angel food cake is delightful served with fresh fruit, bright scoops of sorbet, or a divinely decadent chocolate sauce.

Inspired by: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/

recipe updated Feb 17, 2022

Ingredients

  • Cake flour icon
    Cake flour
    110 g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    60 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    415 g
  • Cream of tartar icon
    Cream of tartar
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    255 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons
  • Almond extract icon
    Almond extract
    ½ teaspoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Tube pan - 9 x 3"
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 190°C
  2. Add cake flour and powdered sugar to a clean medium bowl
  3. Whisk briefly then set aside
  4. Add egg white, cream of tartar and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
  5. Whisk until foamy - medium speed
  6. Whisk until soft peaks form - high speed
  7. Add granulated sugar to a clean small bowl
  8. Whisk sugar mixture into batter gradually
  9. Add vanilla extract and almond extract to the batter
  10. Whisk until stiff peaks form
  11. Fold dry ingredients into batter bit by bit and mix until just combined
  12. Transfer batter to tube pan
  13. Bake until springy to touch - 35 min, 190°C
  14. Let cool
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