Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Serves: 14
Ingredients
To make Chocolate Angel Food Cake, you'll need:
- 2/3 cup sifted cake flour not self-rising
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1
- 1/2 cups granulated sugar divided
- 12 large egg whites at room temperature
- 1
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Method
- Heat oven to 375 F
- Sift flour, cocoa and 3¦4 cup granulated sugar together 3 times; set aside
- Beat egg whites at low speed in a large mixer bowl until foamy, about 5 minutes
- Add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt
- Gradually increase speed to medium while beating in remaining 3¦4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, 5 minutes
- When sugar is incorporated, continue beating to stiff peaks, 2 minutes more
- Sift one third of dry ingredients over whites; gently fold in with rubber spatula
- Repeat process 2 more times
- Pour batter into ungreased 10-inch tube pan
- Cut through batter to remove air pockets
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until top springs back when gently pressed
- Invert and hang pan on neck of bottle to cool
- To unmold, run a thin knife around side of pan and tube; invert pan
- Turn cake upright onto serving plate
- Garnish with confectioner's sugar, if desired.
Nutritional Facts (Per Serving)
No nutritional facts available.
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