Angel Food Cake

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10-12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

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Ingredients

  • 12 egg whites (approximately 350 ml)
  • tsp cream of tartar

Method

Whisk the egg whites until frothy, add the cream of tartar and continue until they are stiff. Whisk in the sugar gradually to make a meringue.

Sift the plain flour and cornflour together (sifting them twice ensures the cake is light), Fold them into the meringue. Lastly fold in the vanilla extract.

Turn the mixture into an ungreased 21 cm Angel Food Cake tin or loose-bottomed ti