Angel Cake

A dish that gets its character from whites 8 eggs and cream of tartar.

Cake

contains glutencontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • Whites 8 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla

Steps

  1. Beat whites of eggs until frothy; add cream of tartar, and continue beating until eggs are stiff; then add sugar gradually. Fold in flour mixed with salt and sifted four times, and add vanilla. Bake forty-five to fifty minutes in an unbuttered angel-cake pan. After cake has risen and begins to brown, cover with a buttered paper.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories378
Protein3.3 g
Fat0.6 g
Carbs90.6 g
Fiber0.8 g
Sodium199 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States