Chocolate Almond Angel Food Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Yummy and Lite Ingredients:
3/4 cup cake flour, sifted |
1 1/4 cups sugar |
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
12 egg whites, at room temperature |
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract |
Directions:
1. Place oven rack at lowest position in oven.
2. Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
3. In a small bowl, sift together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa and cinnamon. Mix lightly until well blended.
4. In large bowl of electric mixer, mix egg whites, cream of tartar, salt and almond extract until stiff but not dry peaks form.
5. Fold flour mixture, a little at a time, into beaten egg whites, gently, until blended.
6. Spoon batter into angel food tube pan with removable bottom.
7. Gently cut through the batter in the angel food pan to eliminate air pockets.
8. Bake 30 -35 minutes, or until cake springs back when tapped with a spatula.
9. Immediately invert cake onto soft drink bottle and allow to stand until cooled.
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