Description
A light and fluffy angel food cake perfect for Valentine’s Day. This recipe is easy to make and brings a festive touch to your dessert table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 12 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Sift flour and 3/4 cup sugar together twice.
- Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add remaining sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Fold in flour mixture gently.
- Divide batter if coloring, then swirl gently.
- Bake in ungreased tube pan for 50-55 minutes.
- Invert pan to cool completely before removing.
Notes
- Use room temperature egg whites for best volume.
- Do not grease the pan – angel food cake needs to cling to sides.
- For pink swirls, add food coloring to half the batter.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: valentines angel food cake fun