Chocolate Angel Food Cake

By ckovak

Mom's Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Sifted Cake Flour
• 1/4 Cup Cocoa
• 3/4 Cup Sugar (added to Flour Mix)
• 3/4 Cup Sugar (added to Egg Whites to Stiffen)
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
• 3/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 1/2 c (approx 12) egg whites

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sift Cocoa and Cake Flour four times (4X's).
2. Add 3/4 cup sugar and sift four more times (4X's).
3. Beat Egg Whites to a foam in Cold Mixer, add salt and cream of tartar. Beat until peaks form.
4. Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until meringe results.
5. Add Vanilla, beat slowly. Remove from Mixer.
6. Fold in Cocoa mix a little at a time, until it mixes with egg whites Fold Gentley.
7. Fill ungreased Angel Food pan
8. Bake at 325 - preheated oven. 50-60 min. or until tooth pick/stick comes out clean.
9. Invert into Wine Bottle at least 1 hour or overnight. DO NOT REMOVE PAN.
10. Frost with Hungarian Chocolate Frosting recipe