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Lemon Angel Food Cake Recipe

This recipe creates a lemon angel food cake with a beautifully aerated texture.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 167 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 ½ Cups Egg Whites Room Temperature
  • ⅓ Cup Warm Water Approximately 110°
  • 1 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar (measure #1)
  • ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar (measure #2)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest (approximately 1 lemon)
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice (approximately 1 lemon)
  • 1 Cup Cake Flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Note: do not grease angel food cake pan.
  • Make lemon sugar: Place sugar measure #2 (¾ cup) in a bowl and add lemon zest. Work the lemon zest into the sugar by rubbing together with your fingertips for one minute.
  • Place cake flour, lemon sugar and salt in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
  • Add egg whites, warm water, lemon juice and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
  • Using the whisk attachment, begin mixing on medium speed until egg whites become foamy.
  • Slowly start adding sugar measure #1 (1 cup) into mixing bowl while the mixer is running. This process will take 2 - 3 minutes.
  • Increase mixer speed to medium-high and continue whipping until stiff, glossy peaks are reached.
  • Remove bowl from the stand mixer.
  • Add the combined dry ingredients to the stiffened egg whites in three additions, folding gently between each addition.
  • Pour cake batter into angel food cake pan. Carefully smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until well risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and immediately invert the cake pan over onto a cooling rack.
  • Let cake cool upside down for 1 hour (leave pan on cake).
  • Gently lift pan off cake. If cake is sticking to pan, run a sharp knife around the inside of the pan to release.

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Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 5gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 245mgPotassium: 106mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg
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