Angel Food Cake Recipe
Versatile as is an Angel Food Cake can be a challenge to master. This simple, easy and step by step recipe will make sure you succeed every single time. Light and fluffy delicious on its own can be served with whipped cream and seasonal fruits.
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Versatile as is an Angel Food Cake can be a challenge to master. This simple, easy and step by step recipe will make sure you succeed every single time. Light and fluffy delicious on its own can be served with whipped cream and seasonal fruits.Â
IngredientsÂ
Cake
- 130 grams (1.04 cups) flour
- 300 grams (1.5 cups) white castor sugar
- 10 egg whites large
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 30 ml (1.01 floz) water
Sugar syrup
- 250 ml water
- 100 grams (0.5 cups) sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
ADJUST SERVINGS HERE - 12 Servings
Instructions
Prepare
- Preheat oven at 170C / 340 F
- Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan
- Combine flour, half the sugar and salt – sift twice.
- Tip: If the sugar is not fine it will not sieve so run it thru a food processor and sift again.
- Separate each egg white separately, making sure no yolks get into the white.
Whip egg whites
- Place egg whites in a mixer bowl with whisk attachment
- Add cream of tartar
- Start whipping the eggs on medium speed gradually adding the water.
- Whisk for two minutes until almost soft peaks
- Then add the remaining sugar gradually whisking on medium speed.
- Once all the sugar is in – turn the mixer up on high for the final two minutes.
- You want the eggs to have stiff speaks but still be glossy.
Fold dry ingredients
- Sift the flour mixture over the whipped egg whites gently folding it in until no dry flour is visible.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan
Bake
- Bake in a preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes clean.
- Cool upside down on a cooling rack for an hour from you unmold or it will crack.
Simple Syrup
- Boil the water and sugar with the lemon juice until all the sugar is melted.Â
- Cool completely - then brush on the finished cake as desired.Â
Recipe Notes
- Simple syrup is optional but adds so much moisture to the cake.Â
- You can use substitute your favorite juice for the water to make a more flavored syrup. But do not over boil the juice. Heat just until the sugar is melted.Â
- Try orange juice, pineapple juice, an extra splash of lemon juice, blood orange juice
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Angel Food Cake Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 184
% Daily Value*
Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 140mg6%
Potassium 93mg3%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 33g37%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 3mg0%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you
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