Angel Food Cake

By mona

Ingredients

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

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

Sift flour with 3/4 cup sugar four times and set aside.
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tbsp at a time, continuing to beat until egg whites hold stiff peaks.
Sift about one-quarter of the flour mixture over top and fold in. Repeat folding in remaining flour by fourths.
Bake in ungreased 10 inch tube pan for 35 to 40 minutes at 375 F.
Invert cake in pan, cool, then remove.