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Heavenly Angel Food Cake

This low-fat, light and fluffy angel food cake goes great with any topping. Try it with the fruits of summer like strawberries, which peak from mid-June to July.

Ingredients
1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 cup sifted cake flour
1-1/2 cups egg whites (10-12 large eggs)
1-1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white sugar
Fruit topping (optional)

Directions
Sift the powdered sugar and flour together three times and set aside. Mix egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.

Beat egg white mixture with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form.

Sift about one-fourth of the flour/powdered sugar mixture over the egg white mixture and gently fold. Repeat sifting and folding in the remaining flour mixture, using one-fourth of the flour mixture each time.

Pour the batter evenly into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Gently cut through the cake batter with a knife.

Bake on the lowest rack at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert the cake in the pan and cool completely. Using a knife, loosen the sides of the cake from the pan and cut around the center hole.

Carefully cover the pan with a large plate and invert the pan onto the plate. Add desired fruit topping.

Nutritional Information
Nutritional information does not include fruit topping.

Serves 12.
Calories: 181
Fat: 0.1g
Sodium: 50mg

Source: Better Homes & Gardens Old-Fashioned Baking