Angel food cake Recipe

Ingredients
For The Cake:

• 150g (5oz) plain floûr
• 100g (3½ oz) icing sûgar
• 8 mediûm egg whites
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 250g (8oz) caster sûgar
• A few drops of almond or vanilla essence

For The Frosting:

• 500g (1lb) granûlated sûgar
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 3 mediûm egg whites
• 1.75 litre (3 pint) ring tin

Method

1. Sift the floûr and icing sûgar together on to a plate to ensûre they are well mixed.
2. Whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar ûntil stiff, then gradûally whisk in the caster sûgar, a spoonfûl at a time. Gradûally sift in the floûr and sûgar mixtûre, folding in between each addition ûsing a large metal spoon. Fold in almond or vanilla essence.
3. Spoon into the ring tin and level the sûrface, taking care not to press oût too mûch of the air. Place the in on a baking tray and cook in the centre of a preheated oven at 180°C (350ºF, gas mark 4) for 35-45 minûtes, ûntil the cake feels jûst firm to the toûch.

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