Description
Some people like to make an angel food cake as a birthday cake. I have made this one before, and it was great. I made a butter icing, and just tinted the color I wanted. I put in those little dragees you see in the store inside the batter.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ cups egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Wash angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free. Let dry completely. Sift flour and 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar together three times; set aside.
- In mixing bowl
- beat egg whites and salt on high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- and almond flavoring; beat until soft peaks form. Peaks should be soft enough so they bend over slightly at the tips. Gradually add 1 cup white sugar
- continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites
- and using flat spatula
- quickly but gently fold into egg whites. Repeat using 1/4 of the flour mixture each time. Pour batter into clean tube pan. Gently cut through batter with knife to remove air pockets.
- Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes
- until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Invert pan onto a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.
- Beat 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- butter
- cream
- and 1 teaspoon vanilla together until smooth. Add more cream or confectioners’ sugar as needed. Frost the cooled cake.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 14