Angel food cake has consistently been my favourite cake of all time. Sure, I have not been 100% loyal to it . . . I’ve had my love affairs with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake, and Boston Creme Cake . . . but, I always come back to angel food cake! It is the ONE cake that I feel can be eaten without icing (*GASP*. . . NO ICING!?!? . . . or “frosting” for you non-Canadians), but it is equally delicious with a light whipping cream cover, or even better a whipping cream/yogurt covering!
I always requested angel food cake from my mom for my birthday cake, and now, I have discovered the BEST homemade recipe for Angel Food ever! You have to try it to see for yourself.
The best part about eating Angel Food Cake?? It is basically GUILT FREE! It is so low in calories, and fat that you can truely enjoy eating this cake . . .without feeling like you need to go to the gym for the next three hours!
Angel Food Cake
(adapted from KitchenAid)
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups of egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons of cream of tarter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Bake at 375 F for 35 minutes
For the directions and procedure, we have a video “How to Make Angel Food Cake from Scratch” up on our YouTube channel! Check it out here . . .
What is YOUR favourite cake?
How many egg whites in a 1 1.5 Cup? What size of eggs?
Hello. Can you tell us why we can’t use this cake in a regular 8 inch tin? I love angel food cake and really want to make a regular cake out of it.
An angel food cake rises extremely high and needs the walls of a tube pan to rise up against.
Hi Jenn,
I’m making an angel food cake for my mothers birthday but I don’t own an angel cake food pan. Do I need to get one or can I use any pan with a removable bottom?
Yes, unfortunately this is a cake that needs a special pan.
At first you said that 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract is needed but when you are making it you say that you put in 1/4 teaspoon. which one is it?
Wow…no one else has picked up on that! Thanks so much for pointing it out. You will need 1/2 Tsp of Almond Extract.
Do you mean tartar or tarter
Cream of Tartar