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Yellow Angel Food Cake

By: Theresa 
"My Grandmother made wonderful Angel Food Cakes and sold them. Here is her recipe."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (22)

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Wine Sparkling wine
Cocktail White Russian
 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 angel food cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

  1. Whip the egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and continue beating until stiff. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks until lemon coloured.
  2. Boil the sugar and water until it reaches the thread stage, 230 - 234 degrees F (110 - 112 degrees C). Beat syrup into egg whites. Fold in egg yolks. Fold in flour. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Cool.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 171 | Total Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 106mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2005 by DICKSIELEE   view full review
After reading the reviews, I made this cake with great expectations. The recipe itself was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by TIPPY7   view full review
This was wonderful! I had never known of a cake that was made like this so I just had to try...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by Sarah   view full review
Delicious. Has a great sweet taste. It's great by itself or with fruit (strawberries,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by BELINDA   view full review
This cake is more like a sponge cake. I think I would make it again but I would need to add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 4, 2005 by MICHALH   view full review
This is the best angel food cake! Plus, there are no leftover egg yolks and you don't need to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by SHARONLF   view full review
Very good flavor. However I found that I had to reduce the cooking time. After 45 minutes I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2006 by KSDIRTFARMER   view full review
not bad for a SPONGE cake ,,, but it is NOT angel food cake! should have read reviews first as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 18, 2007 by Tiffany   view full review
This cake was tasty but I didn't think it had the consistancy of angel food cake. I decided to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by Julianne   view full review
My friend and I made this cake...and followed each instruction very carefully. It went in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2004 by COOKING66   view full review
Fabulous cake and uses only 6 eggs! Would try vanilla instead of almond flavoring next time. ...

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