Angel Food Cake

This cake rises up to heaven on the glory of well-beaten egg whites alone. No boost from baking powder or baking soda here. You can use a balloon whisk, as folks did before electricity lit up the kitchen, or use an electric mixer and see how quickly a genuine heirloom dessert can be baking away in your oven. Resist the urge to grease the tube pan. Angel food cake needs traction on the walls of the pan in order to rise.