Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

• —% cup flour
• 1 cup egg whites
• Time salt
• 1% t. almond extract
• 1% cups‘granulated sugar
• 1 t. cream of tartar
• 1 t. vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour once, measure, add 0.5 cup sugar, sift flour four times.

2. 2

   Beat egg whites and salt with rotary egg beater.

3. 3

   When foamy, add cream of tartar.

4. 4

   Continue beating until eggs are stiff enough to hold in peaks.

5. 5

   Add remaining sugar, 2 T. at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended.

6. 6

   Fold in flavoring.

7. 7

   Sift a little flour over mixture and fold in lightly.

8. 8

   Repeat until all is used.

9. 9

   Turn into ungreased tube pan.

10. 10

    Cut gently through batter with knife to remove air bubbles.

11. 11

    Bake in moderate oven until done.

12. 12

    Remove from oven and invert pan for 1 hour.

13. 13

    Ice if desired with icing made of powdered sugar and cream.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book (1947) by N.C.) Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs (Wilkes County, page 14. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE —% cup flour 1 cup egg whites Time salt 1% t. almond extract 1% cups‘granulated sugar 1 t. cream of tartar 1 t. vanilla

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