Light and Fluffy Angel Food Cake – Simply Heavenly

Light and Fluffy Angel Food Cake - Simply Heavenly
Light and Fluffy Angel Food Cake – Simply Heavenly

 

Need a light, homemade dessert?  Whip together this delicious, fluffy angel food cake – it is truly heavenly!  You only need six ingredients, which are probably right in your pantry.

Light and Fluffy Angel Food Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Equipment

  • Angel food pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Swans cake flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 12 large egg whites brought to room temperature
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • fresh berries raspberries, blueberries or blackberries (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 350°.        
  • Sift together flour and salt into a small bowl.
  •  In a separate bowl, beat egg whites on medium-high until whites have a foamy consistency.
  • Add the cream of tartar and continue beating until you have soft peaks.
  • Then, while mixer is still running, add sugar and continue beating until you have stiff peaks.
  •  Finally, add vanilla and beat until just combined.
  • Transfer this mixture to a large bowl, carefully.
  • Using a large sifter or fine wire sieve, sprinkle 1/4 of the flour mixture gently over the egg whites.     
  • Very gently fold the flour into the egg whites.  Repeat this 3 more times.
  • Make sure when you fold the flour into the egg whites you cut through the middle and gently scrape the sides.
  • Watch our YouTube videos to see how it's done. p://youtu.be/CGcit1djRQQ and  http://youtu.be/TygLc4WwZTc
  • Very gently, pour the batter into an angel food pan.  
  • Using an icing knife, gently smooth the top of the batter.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes, until the top is golden and center springs back when touched.
  • Once you remove cake from oven, invert pan onto its "legs."  Let pan cool on its legs for one hour.
  • Once cooled, gently run a sharp knife around the edges of the pan and lift cake out by the center tube.     
  • Next, run a knife along the bottom of the pan, remove from pan and place on a pretty platter.
  • Serve the cake with fresh berries.

Notes

 Keep leftovers wrapped and will last about five days.  This also freezes well.

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