Best Angel Food Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups egg whites (about 10 large eggs)
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
Preheat the Oven
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift the Flour and Sugar
- In a medium bowl, sift together the cake flour, 1 cup of sugar, and salt.
Whip the Egg Whites and Cream of Tartar
- In a large bowl, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
- Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, while continuing to whip until stiff peaks form.
Fold in the Dry Ingredients
- Fold in the dry ingredients, 1/4 cup at a time, until fully incorporated.
- Fold in the extracts.
Bake the Cake
- Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Invert the pan onto a wire rack and cool for 1 hour.
- Run a knife around the edges of the pan and gently remove the cake.
Enjoy!
