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Ingredients
| cake flour: 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 3/4 cup |
| eggs: 1 1/2 cups (whites) |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| cream of tartar: 1 1/2 tsp |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| almond extract: 1/4 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 cups |
| salted butter: 1/4 cup (softened) |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 3 Tbl |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
Angel Food Cake II
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"Some people like to make an angel food cake as a birthday cake. I have made this one before, and it was great. I made a butter icing, and just tinted the color I wanted. I put in those little dragees you see in the store inside the batter."
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
14 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wash angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free. Let dry completely. Sift flour and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar together three times; set aside.
- In mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt on high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and almond flavoring; beat until soft peaks form. Peaks should be soft enough so they bend over slightly at the tips. Gradually add 1 cup white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites, and using flat spatula, quickly but gently fold into egg whites. Repeat using 1/4 of the flour mixture each time. Pour batter into clean tube pan. Gently cut through batter with knife to remove air pockets.
- Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Invert pan onto a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.
- Beat 2 cups confectioners' sugar, butter, cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together until smooth. Add more cream or confectioners' sugar as needed. Frost the cooled cake.