Name: Angel Food Cake
Yield: Makes one 10-inch (25 cm) angel food cake | Serves 12
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 mL) cake and pastry flour; 1 cup (250 mL) fruit sugar (also known as quick-dissolve or castor sugar); 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract; 1¼ cups (310 mL) egg whites (about 9 whites), at room temperature; Pinch salt; 1 tsp (5 mL) cream of tartar; ½ tsp (2 mL) baking powder

Preparation info

Makes one 10 inch 25 cm ) angel food cake | Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

Light as air, this cake earns its halo because it has no added fat.

Ingredients

1¼ cups (310 mL) egg whites (about 9 whites), at room temperature
1 tsp (5

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C).
Using electric beaters or in a mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar and salt, until they are foamy. While whipping, slowly add ½ cup (125 mL) of the sugar and whip until

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