Angel food cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¾ cup Egg whites (about 12 eggs)
1½ teaspoon Cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon Salt
1½ cup Granulated sugar
1¼ cup Sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon Almond extract
¾ teaspoon Fresh lemon juice

Directions

CONTROLLING YOUR FAT TOOTH

Combine egg whites, cream of tartar and salt. Beat to very soft peaks. Turn mixer to lowest speed and gradually add sugar 1 tsp. at a time. Then add flour, 1 tsp. at a time. Do no overmix.

Fold in vanilla, almond extract and lemon juice. Transfer ot nonstick angel food cake pan. Bake on bottom rack of 350 deg. oven 45-50 minutes or until cake is golden and cracks on top feel dry.

Invert pan and let cool. Remove onto serving platter.

TO MAKE CHOCOLATE ANGEL FOOD CAKE: LEAVE OUT THE LEMON, ADD ½ CUPS UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER.

According to the recipe, plain cake is 148 cal. (12 servings), with a trace of fat. Chocolate is 158 cal. with 1 gram.

From: Rick Bronstein <ucla@...> Fatfree Digest [Volume 9 Issue 23] July 14, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@... using MMCONV

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