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High-Altitude Angel Food Cake

SUBMITTED BY: AMYK PHOTO BY: anniebuster

"This is my grandmother's recipe that I have adapted for high-altitude baking. It is easy, light and delicious -- the BEST angel food cake ever!!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 9 stars. This recipe average a 4.4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  28 Min
READY IN  38 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1 1/8 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups egg whites
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 330 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites with cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in the sugar while continuing to whip to medium peaks. Since this is a high-altitude recipe, whip them only until they form a peak that falls over. Stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Use a rubber spatula to fold in flour a fourth at a time. Spoon into a clean and dry 9 inch tube pan.
  3. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, then increase the temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Continue baking for another 3 minutes, or until the cake begins to shrink down a bit. Invert pan over a wire rack to cool. When cool, run a thin spatula or knife around the outer edge, and tap out firmly.

FOOTNOTE

  • This recipe works great at 5,280 ft. I have already altered this for Denver, but if you live higher than that, consider this: Using less sugar, more flour and a higher baking temperature will strengthen the cell structure of the cake.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2006 by AMYK
I forgot to mention that it is VERY helpful to line the bottom of your pan with parchment... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2006 by STAR
This was my first time ever to make a home-made angel food cake & it turned out great! I live... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2007 by anniebuster
Amazing cake! I live in the Denver area and this turned out great at our high altitude. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2006 by Anne Tressa
I also live in a high altitude area, one hour north of Denver. Baking desserts is sometimes... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2008 by Chloe
Excellent recipe! This was the first time i have ever made angel food cake and it came out... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2007 by Lola567
It was pretty good. It kind of had a sour flavor to it so it would probably be better to add a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2008 by Jan
Wonderful recipe! I live in Loveland, Colorado, on the front range of the Rockies. I have... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2008 by Amanda P
I love this cake. I live in Fort Collins Co just outside the Foot hills and this worked... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2007 by Ramona Rancher
We raise chickens so I make a lot of angel food cakes with all the egg whites, and this is by... MORE


 
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