Syd's Angel Food Cake

Homemade angel food cake is worth the work. It is moist, unlike the sweet Styrofoam-like cakes available in the grocery bakery. A tube pan with a removable bottom is highly recommended.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 137 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 ¼ cups cake flour
• 1 ½ cups egg whites

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Mix in cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and almond extract.

Step 2

Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Repeat five times.

Step 3

Gently fold flour mixture into beaten egg whites. Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.

Step 4

Place the pan in a cold oven. Turn the oven on and set it to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake until cake is golden brown, about 1 hour.

Step 5

Invert the tube pan and let cake cool to room temperature before removing from the pan.