Silver and Gold Angel Food Cake

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Silver and Gold Angel Food Cake

Recipe By : Family Circle - 6/3/97
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Not Sent

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/3 c cake flour
1 3/4 c sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 3/4 c egg whites (about 12 egg whites)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
6 egg yolks
2 tbsp grated orange rind
strawberries -- garnish

Position oven rack in lower third of oven. Heat oven to 375°. Mix 3
tbsp flour and 3 tbsp sugar in medium-size bowl. Sift remaining flour,
3/4 cup sugar and salt, twice, onto waxed paper.

Beat whites and juice in large bowl at medium speed until soft peaks
form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar until glossy peaks form. Beat
in vanilla. Add yolks and rind to flour mixture in medium-size bowl.
Beat at high speed until pale yellow and ribbon forms when beater is
lifted, 3 minutes.

Fold sifted flour mixture into egg whites in 3 additions. Remove a
third of whites mixture; fold into yolk mixture.

Alternately spoon yellow and white batters into ungreased 10-inch tube
pan. Run thin, long knife through batter, swirling batter together.

Bake in 375° oven for 35-40 minutes, until golden and wooden pick
inserted in top tests clean. In vert pan onto bottle to cool. Run thin
knife around edges; remove cake from pan.

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