My grandma used this mock angel food cake recipe when she had a bakery. I have never had a problem with it. It is so easy to do!
Ingredients
- ½ cups cake flour: 4 piece
- white sugar: 4 cups
- salt: 2 tsp
- boiling water: 2 cups
- egg whites: 16 piece
- baking powder: 2 Tbsp
- cream of tartar: 2 tsp
- vanilla extract: 2 tsp
- almond extract: 1 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Sift cake flour, sugar, and salt three times then stir in boiling water. Let cool.
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Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, baking powder, vanilla, and almond flavorings until stiff peaks form. Fold into flour mixture and pour batter into one ungreased 12x18-inch baking pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Cool cake inverted in pan, laying a tea towel underneath cake to absorb steam. Frost as desired once cake is cooled.
