Cherry Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 cup egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 0.75 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoons almond extract
• 0.33 cups maraschino cherries , drained and sliced

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Sift flour three times.

2. 2

   Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a large glass or metal mixing bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Blend in vanilla and almond extract.

3. 3

   Fold sifted flour into egg white mixture until no streaks remain. Pour 1/2 of the batter into a clean, dry 10-inch tube pan, and arrange 1/2 of the cherries overtop. Repeat once more.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Cool cake in the pan, inverted onto a wire rack, empty wine bottle, or thin-necked glass bottle; this will prevent the cake from sinking.