the PERFECT homemade ANGEL FOOD CAKE RECIPE
This PERFECT homemade Angel Food Cake recipe bakes up light and fluffy and will replace any need for the boxed version! Plus, it only has 7 ingredients,
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 45-55 min
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Yield: 10-12 servings 1x
- Category: Cake
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients
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- 12 egg whites @ room temp, from REAL eggs
- 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons sifted Cake flour [sifted 3 x]
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, blended superfine
- 1 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
Instructions
- Rearrange oven rack to the bottom/middle position. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Sift cake flour with 1 cup of granulated sugar….sift it together 3 times. Set aside.
- In mixing bowl, add cream of tarter + vanilla + almond extracts + egg whites. Turn on medium speed and whip until frothy.
- Once frothy, keep the mixer on medium speed and add the 3/4 cup superfine sugar. Beat on medium speed until egg whites are at a SOFT PEAK….approx 2 min.
- Remove bowl from stand mixer and SIFT in cake flour/sugar mixture in 3 separate additions, FOLDING cake flour/sugar mixture after each addition.
- Pour into an un-greased Angel Food cake pan. Place immediately into the oven. Bake for 45-55 min or until toothpick comes out clean and the top is cracked and nice golden brown.
Notes
* Egg whites MUST be at room temp, nothing beats as fluffy as fresh room temp egg whites from real eggs! Also, if you get ANY egg yolks in your egg white bowl, you must throw out and start over!