Chocolate Angel Food Cake

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Recipe By : Let Them Eat Cake by Virginia White
Serving Size : 14 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Low-Fat
Cakes Low-Cal

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup cake flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup sugar
11 large egg whites -- at room temperature
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon chocolate extract -- optional
--Vanilla Glaze--
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons water -- up to 3 tsp.

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 10 cup pan with a removable bottom and
dust with cocoa powder. Resift the cake flour five times with the cocoa powder
and 1/3 cup granulated sugar. Using 1/4 of the egg whites at a time, whip all
the whites until foamy. (See below for egg white notes.) Add the cream of
tartar when all 11 egg whites are foamy. Continue to whip the egg whites,
adding 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir the vanilla extract and
chocolate flavor into the beaten egg whites. Sift 1/4 of the flour mixture into
the batter and fold gently. Repeat until finished with the flour. Pour the
batter into the prepared tube pan. Gently move a knife through the batter to
remove air pockets. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Invert pan and
let cool for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan and drizzle with vanilla glaze.

Beating Egg Whites:
Use a deep glass bowl and a thin wire whisk. Do not use an aluminum or plastic
bowl. Since this recipe calls for cream of tartar, do not use a copper bowl.
The egg whites whould be 75F in temperature and should contain no egg yolk.

For glaze, stir all ings. until smooth and pour over cake.

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