For my mom's birthday I planned a gorgeous dessert of strawberry shortcakes and whipped cream only to find out that what she REALLY wanted was angel food cake--not shortcakes. So I had to find a recipe from scratch (though the boxed kinds are fairly decent) because I couldn't present my mother with a cake made from a box on her birthday.I found a great recipe, but altered it a little to the ingredients and tastes we have here at home:
ANGEL FOOD CAKE from scratch
SIFT TOGETHER THOROUGHLY:
1 cup flour (preferably cake flour)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
then SET ASIDE
BEAT TOGETHER UNTIL STIFF PEAKS FORM:
1 1/2 cups egg whites (whites from about 8 eggs)
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
THEN ADD
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 TBSP AT A TIME UNTIL MERINGUE FORMS
Fold in flour/pwdr sugar mixture until well mixed
Pour into a greased bunt pan
Bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees
Serve with berries, whipped cream, and/or chocolate fondue
