Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 1.5 cups white sugar , divided
• 12 eggs whites
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 0.5 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Clean and fully dry a 10-inch tube pan.

2. 2

   Sift together flour, and 3/4 cup sugar, set aside.

3. 3

   Whip egg whites, along with vanilla, cream of tartar, and salt, in a large bowl to medium stiff peaks. Gradually add remaining 3/4 cup sugar while continuing to whip to stiff peaks. When the egg white mixture has reached its maximum volume, fold in the sifted ingredients gradually, 1/3 at a time. Do not overmix. Put the batter into the tube pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until the cake springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes.

5. 5

   Balance the tube pan upside down on the top of a bottle to prevent decompression while cooling. When cool, run a knife around the edge of the pan and invert onto a plate.