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Angel Food Cake

1 10-in tube cake (12 slices) · prep 30 min · total 130 min

Bring egg whites to room temperature
Set out a clean, ungreased 10-in tube pan
Preheat oven to 375°F
1 cup cake floursift together twicefold in a third at a time, spoon into panbake 375°F 35 to 40 min, until top springs backcool upside down 1 hr, loosen and unmold
3/4 cup sugar
12 large egg whites (about 1 1/2 cups)beat to soft peaksbeat in gradually to stiff peaks
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
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Angel Food Cake, written out

Makes 1 10-in tube cake (12 slices). Prep 30 min, cook 40 min, ready in 2 hr 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 12 large egg whites (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar

Before you start

  • Bring egg whites to room temperature.
  • Set out a clean, ungreased 10-in tube pan.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.

Directions

  1. Sift together twice: cake flour, sugar.
  2. Beat to soft peaks: egg whites (about 1 1/2 cups), cream of tartar, vanilla extract, salt.
  3. Beat in gradually to stiff peaks: step 2, sugar.
  4. Fold in a third at a time, spoon into pan: step 3, step 1.
  5. Bake 375°F 35 to 40 min, until top springs back: step 4.
  6. Cool upside down 1 hr, loosen and unmold: step 5.

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