Syd's Angel Food Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This homemade angel food cake is super moist, soft, and oh-so airy! Make the perfect dessert by adding your favorite toppings to this cloud-like cake.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/4 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Mix in cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
2 Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Repeat five times.
3 Gently fold flour mixture into beaten egg whites.
4 Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
5 Place the pan in a cold oven. Turn the oven on and set it to 325 degrees F (165degrees C). Bake until cake is golden brown, about 1 hour.
6 Invert the tube pan and let cake cool to room temperature before removing from the pan.
7 Garnish with strawberries.