Angel Food Cake
also called angel cake
- Bakery
- serves 12
- about 2 hr 30 min
- Cakes & Loaves
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) | ||||
| 12 large(360 g; at room temperature)egg whites | whip to soft peaks | beat to stiff glossy peaks | fold | bake in a 10-in tube pan at 350°F for 40 min then cool upside down |
| 1 1/2 tsp(5 g)cream of tartar | ||||
| 1 cup(200 g)granulated sugar | ||||
| 1 1/2 tsp(7 mL)vanilla extract | ||||
| 1/2 tsp(2.5 mL)almond extract | ||||
| 1 cup(115 g)cake flour | whisk | |||
| 3/4 cup(85 g)powdered sugar | ||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2whip to soft peaks
3beat to stiff glossy peaks
goes in with what step 2 made
4whisk
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 40 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- none givenof the steps that give a time
4 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 2 hr 30 min.
whisk
not timedfrom the start
whip to soft peaks
not timedfrom the start
beat to stiff glossy peaks
not timedfrom the start
fold
not timedfrom the start
bake in a 10-in tube pan at 350°F for 40 min then cool upside down
40 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
- you can walk away
- never timed
The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need 10-in tube pan · oven
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See how it is written
>> title: Angel Food Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: egg white, sponge, dessert, oven
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: angel cake
>> pairs-with: lemon-curd
>> servings: 12
>> time: 2 hr 30 min
>> step.4: beat to stiff glossy peaks
Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C).
Whisk @cake flour{1%cup}(115 g), @powdered sugar{3/4%cup}(85 g), @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g).
Whip @egg whites{12%large}(360 g; at room temperature), @cream of tartar{1 1/2%tsp}(5 g) to soft peaks.
Beat @granulated sugar{1%cup}(200 g), @vanilla extract{1 1/2%tsp}(7 mL), @almond extract{1/2%tsp}(2.5 mL) into @&(~1)egg whites{}.
Fold @&(2)flour mixture{} into @&(~1)meringue{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} in a #10-in tube pan{} at 350°F for ~{40%min}, then cool upside down.