Homemade Angel Food Cake

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups cake flour

½ cup granulated sugar

1 ½ cups egg whites (about 12)

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ¼ teaspoons cream of tartar

¼ teaspoon clear vanilla

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sift together the cake flour and ½ cup of granulated sugar. Repeat four times.

In a large metal bowl, combine the egg whites, salt, cream of tartar, vanilla and almond extract. Beat until soft peaks form.

Add sugar ⅓ cup at a time until you have added a total of 1 ⅓ cups. Beat until blended after each addition. Do not scrape the sides of the bowl.

Add flour mixture in 4 additions by folding in with large metal spoon each time. Turn bowl often while mixing and adding.

Pour into ungreased 10-inch tube pan (don't scrape, use metal spoon). Cut through batter with metal spatula.

Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes. Cool upside down.

Nutrition

• Calories: 229 kcal
• Sodium: 98 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 50 g
• Total Sugars: 32 g
• Protein: 6 g