Angel Food Cake
Dessert
Ingredients
| 2 lb (48) | egg whites |
| 3 capfuls | almond or vanilla extract |
| 1 lb | sugar |
| 1/2 oz | cream of tartar |
| 1/4 oz | salt |
| 1 lb | sugar (to sift with flour) |
| 13 oz | cake flour |
Method
- Beat the egg whites and extract at high speed for 5 minutes.
- Blend the first 1 lb sugar with the cream of tartar (and salt); add slowly to the whites until wet peaks form.
- Sift the second 1 lb sugar with the cake flour; fold in slowly.
- Bake at 350°F.
- Turn the cake upside down after removing it from the oven; let cool.
As written in 1982
Angle Food Cake Egg whites 2lb (48) Almond or Vanilla extract 3 caps Sugar 1lb Cream of Tatar 1/2oz Salt 1/4oz Sugar > sift 1lb Cake flour 13oz Beat Egg white + Vanilla at high speed for five minutes. Blend sugar, cream tartar, and slowly add sugar to egg whites, till wet peak is formed. Add sifted mix in slowly (fold) Bake 350°F. Turn the cake upside down after removing from oven. Allow to cool.