Homemade Angel Food Cake

37 Reviews

“This angel food cake is just like grandma use to make.” - by Darlene Williams

Ingredients

18 egg whites
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup cake flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Original recipe yields 1 - 10 inch tube cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift cake flour and confectioners sugar together 5 times and set aside.
In a large clean bowl, whip egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar while beating, and continue to beat until very stiff. Add vanilla.
Quickly fold in flour mixture. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (14 total)

Calories
159 cal
8%

Fat
0.1 g
< 1%

Carbs
34.3 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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nicole

Sep. 4, 2006

"I have also made this recipe twice and took the advice from a previous reviewer and added a little extra vanilla. The first time I made this I forgot that you must turn an Angel food cake upside down..." See more to cool, otherwise the bottom of your cake will become very dense. I turn it upside down into a colander and it worked pretty well to keep the shape."

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TONI F

Oct. 7, 2003

"This cake was soooo good! This was my first attempt at making a homemade Angel Food Cake. You don't realize how much you can taste the preservatives in a boxed mix until you make one from scratch! O..." See morene word of advice though..make sure you have a HUGE bowl available for the folding step of the recipe."

BOBBICAT

Oct. 7, 2003

"I've made this cake twice. You must make sure to add the flour mixture slowly while stirring to avoid lumps. I added more vanilla and a few drops of almond flavoring...." See more"

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