Not Your Gramma`s Angel Food Cake

By Reneeb

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 Cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 Cup icing sugar
• 1 1/2 egg whites ( about 1 1/2 cup)
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 Teaspoon table salt
• 1 Cup granulated sugar
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 Teaspoon finely grated lemon peel

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
1.Preheat oven to 375°.
2.With a hand whisk, blend together flour and icing sugar. Put aside.
3.In a large mixer bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until foamy. On high speed, blend in the sugar, 2 tbsp at a time. Continue beating until all the sugar has been added and the meringue forms stiff peaks (do not under beat, or your cake won't be as high).
4.Using a clean, non greasy spatula, carefully fold in the vanilla and lemon extract.
5.Carefully sprinkle a 1/4 of a cup of flour mixture over top of meringue. Gently fold in just until the flour mixture disappear. Continue with 1/4 cup at a time until all flour mixture is gently mixed in.
6.Gently fold in the lemon peel.
7.Carefully pour batter into an ungreased tube pan and using a butter knife, carefully cut through the batter to break any large air pockets.
8.Bake 30 to 35 minutes until top is light brown, cracks appear dry and the top gently springs back when touched lightly.
9.Take cake out and immediately invert tube (you can do this carefully over a heavy bottle or use a metal funnel) until cool.
10.Once cool, use a long flexible cake spatula to slide around the edge of the cake to loosen it. Invert onto plate, then use same spatula to help release the bottom of the pan (if you used a two-piece tube pan).
11.Meanwhile, prepare Lemon Fluff Icing: Pour 500 ml of whipping cream into a large bowl. On medium speed of electric mixture, mix in 1 package of lemon Jell-O until it starts to thicken. Add lemon peel. Continue whipping together until stiff peaks form.
12.Icing can be stored in the fridge until ready to us or cake can be iced in advance as long as it is stored in the fridge.