Chocolate Angel Food Cake
A deep chocolate experience that you will love.
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Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 100kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cake flour 180 ml, sift before measuring
- 1/4 cup cocoa 60 ml
- 1/4 cup plus 1 sugar sifted, 60 ml, 250 ml
- 1 tsp cinnamon 5 ml, optional
- 10 large egg whites 310 ml,
- 1 tsp cream of tartar 5 ml, tartaric acid
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 5 ml
Instructions
- Combine the sifted flour, cocoa, 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar, and optional cinnamon and sift 5 times.
- Beat the egg whites until foamy and add the cream of tartar.
- Continue beating until stiff but not dry, adding the remaining sugar 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time.
- Add the vanilla.
- Sift a small amount of the flour mixture over the egg mixture and fold gently.
- Repeat until all the flour mixture is incorporated.
- Spoon the batter into an ungreased 9-inch (23 cm) tube pan and bake in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove the cake and cool it upside down, resting the tube of the pan on the neck of a bottle if the tube is not tall enough to keep the surface of the cake off the counter top.
- Let the cake hang and cool for at least 90 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the pan before storing.
- Serve with whipped cream, ice cream, and/or chocolate sauce if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g
