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chocolate angel food cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Bonnie Beck
Route 66, AZ

My youngest son, Jon, loves this cake with Ice Cream and Raspberry sauce.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 serving(s)
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For chocolate angel food cake

  • 1 1/2 c
    bakers sugar or bakers vanilla sugar
  • 1 c
    minus a tablespoon of cake flour
  • 1 c
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 1 tsp
    black cocoa (optional)
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 oz
    semi-sweet chocolate grated-it's not quite 1/2 cup
  • 1
    dozen exlarge (fresh room temp) organic eggs
  • 1 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla powder, paste or pure extract (eliminate if using vanilla sugar)
  • 1 tsp
    rum. brandy or almond extract (optional)

How To Make chocolate angel food cake

  • 1
    Mix a mixing bowl fluff the flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, cocoas, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder with a whisk. Add the grated chocolate.
  • 2
    Separate the eggs. Beat the whites and cream of tartar together until stiff. Add the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar slowly and extracts. Continue beating till sugar is well incorporated, but not dry.
  • 3
    Fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites a little at a time until completely blended.
  • 4
    Pour into a Angel Food Pan and tap lightly to release the air bubbles. Or use a chopstick and poke to release the large air bubbles.
  • 5
    Bake in a PREHEATED oven for 30-35 minutes.
  • 6
    Remove from oven and cool inverted (upside down on top of a glass bottle (I use an old soda bottle) or something) Cool for a couple of hours.
  • 7
    Serve on a serving platter that has been dusted with powdered sugar or bakers sugar. Serve with Ice cream or Whipped cream or a warm custard or pudding with fruit. Or your favorite warm dessert sauce like caramel, fudge, strawberry, rum, or brandy ...etc. Or just serve plain with powdered sugar dusting.

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