English Breakfast Angel Food Cake Recipe

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English Breakfast Angel Food Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup loose english breakfast tea leaves
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp sifted cake flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
  • 12 large egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325º.
  2. Pour boiling water over tea leaves in a bowl; steep 5 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl; cool tea to room temperature.
  3. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar, stirring with a whisk. Place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form. Add 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Beat in brewed tea.
  4. Sift about 1/4 cup flour mixture over egg white mixture; fold in. Repeat procedure with remaining flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time.
  5. Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, spreading evenly. Break air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife. Bake at 325º for 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan, and cool completely. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert cake onto a plate.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 117.48 Kcal (492 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.11g 0%
Sodium 104.08mg 4%
Potassium 107.34mg 2%
Total Carbs 24.39g 8%
Sugars 15.03g 60%
Dietary Fiber 0.23g 1%
Protein 4.54g 9%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 5.1mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 168.64 Kcal (706 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.16g 0%
Sodium 149.4mg 4%
Potassium 154.07mg 2%
Total Carbs 35.01g 8%
Sugars 21.57g 60%
Dietary Fiber 0.33g 1%
Protein 6.52g 9%
Iron 1.2mg 4%
Calcium 7.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.3
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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