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Date Posted: 03:53:33 10/26/02 Sat
Author: SRA
Subject: ANGEL FOOD CAKE

1 cup cake flour
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups egg whites,room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

To prepare oven:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make cake:Sift together cake flour,half of sugar and salt 3 times.
Set aside.In mixing bowl,beat egg whites at medium speed until foamy.
Add cream of tartar.Beat whites until they stand in soft peaks.
Gradually add remaining sugar.Beat until egg whites stand in stiff
peaks.Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.Fold in flour mixture in
thirds,making sure each addition is thoroughly incorporated.

To make cake:Pour batter into ungreased angel food pan or 10-inch tube
pan.Bake for 40 minutes,or until cake is puffy and golden brown and
cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.Set cake upside down
on cake rack to cool completely.(Note:If using tube pan, invert cake
onto glass bottle.)When cool,loosen cake edges with tip of sharp
knife.Unmold.Invert right side up.

Variations:
Chocolate:Substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa for 1/4 cup flour.
Hazelnut:Add 1/2 cup very finely ground hazelnuts to sifted flour
mixture.

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