Angel Food Cake Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
CONTROLLING YOUR FAT TOOTH
1 3/4 cup egg whites (about 12 eggs)
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup sifted cake flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp almond extract
3/4 tsp fresh lemon juice
Recipe Preparation
Combine egg whites, cream of tartar and salt. Beat to very soft
peaks. Turn mixer to lowest speed and gradually add sugar 1 tsp. at a
time. Then add flour, 1 tsp. at a time. Do no overmix.
Fold in vanilla, almond extract and lemon juice. Transfer ot nonstick
angel food cake pan. Bake on bottom rack of 350 deg. oven 45-50
minutes or until cake is golden and cracks on top feel dry.
Invert pan and let cool. Remove onto serving platter.
TO MAKE CHOCOLATE ANGEL FOOD CAKE: LEAVE OUT THE LEMON, ADD 1/2 CUPS
UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER.
According to the recipe, plain cake is 148 cal. (12 servings), with a
trace of fat. Chocolate is 158 cal. with 1 gram.
From: Rick Bronstein Fatfree Digest [Volume 9 Issue
23] July 14, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34,
[email protected] using MMCONV
Servings: 1
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