coconut angel food cake

How To Make coconut angel food cake

• Step 1
  Onto a sheet of wax paper, sift the flour 3 times.
• Step 2
  In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the salt until they are frothy.
• Step 3
  Add the cream of tartar and beat to soft peaks. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, a little at a time.
• Step 4
  Add the vanilla and almond extract, and beat the whites to stiff peaks.
• Step 5
  Fold in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, a little at a time.
• Step 6
  Sift the flour over the whites in 4 batches, folding it in gently after each sifting.
• Step 7
  Fold in the coconut.
• Step 8
  Spoon batter into a 9-inch tube pan, 3 1/2-inches deep.
• Step 9
  Bake in the middle of a preheated 275 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Step 10
  Hang the cake in the pan, upside down, on the neck of a bottle and let it cool for 90-120 minutes or until cooled completely.
• Step 11
  Release the cake with a sharp knife, turn it out on a rack and invert it onto a cake plate.
• Step 12
  In a metal bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg whites, zest, juice, corn syrup and a pinch of salt.
• Step 13
  Set the bowl over simmering water, and cook, whisking, until it registers 140 on a candy thermometer.
• Step 14
  Remove pan from heat and whisk the mixture over the hot water for 3 minutes.
• Step 15
  Remove the bowl from the water and, with an electric mixer, beat the frosting at high speed for 7-10 minutes or until it is cool and holds stiff peaks.
• Step 16
  Spread top and sides of the cake with the frosting and coat the outside with the toasted coconut.
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