Chocolate Angel Food Cake I

Description

This is a very moist and light angel food. A family favorite at my house.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups cake flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. In a medium bowl
  3. mix confectioners’ sugar
  4. cake flour
  5. and cocoa. Sift together 2 times
  6. and set aside.
  7. In a clean large bowl
  8. whip egg whites
  9. salt
  10. and cream of tartar with an electric mixer on high speed until very stiff. Fold in white sugar 2 tablespoons at a time while continuing to mix. Fold in flour mixture
  11. a little at a time
  12. until fully incorporated. Stir in vanilla. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan.
  13. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for approximately 1 hour
  14. or until cake springs back when touched.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 14

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