Description
This is a favorite for children’s birthday parties. Serve with fruit or decorate with Butter Cream Frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 7 egg yolks
- ¾ cup cold water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 7 egg whites
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 recipe Williamsburg Butter Frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wash a 10-inch angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is grease-free; dry well.
- Measure flour
- sugar
- baking powder
- and salt into a sifter; sift into a bowl. Make a well; add egg yolks
- water
- oil
- vanilla extract
- and lemon extract to the well in the order listed. Do not beat.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl until very stiff.
- Using the same beaters
- beat egg yolk batter until smooth and light; pour slowly over egg whites. Gently fold mixtures together with a rubber spatula; do not stir. Pour batter into the angel food tube pan.
- Bake cake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes. Increase heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 10 to 15 more minutes.
- Invert the pan onto a wire rack. Let cool completely before unmolding and frosting as desired.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 14