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angel food cake
Also known as: Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared, Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared
American fat-free foam cake raised by whipped egg whites and stabilised with cream of tartar.
About angel food cake
Angel food cake is an American foam cake made without butter, oil or egg yolks. This profile follows King Arthur Baking's traditional formula, fixing cake flour and vanilla extract from its documented alternatives.
The cake tastes delicately sweet and vanilla-scented, with no added fat to weigh down the egg-white foam. Cream of tartar sharpens the sweetness slightly while helping the whipped whites remain stable.
A baked angel food cake is tall and pale inside with a thin golden crust. Its crumb is fine, airy and springy, with a light chew that returns after gentle pressure rather than crumbling like a butter cake.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in angel food cake
Traditional American Angel Food Cake with Vanilla.
- Cake flourFine wheat cake structure
- Granulated sugarSweetness and foam stability
- Egg whitesWhipped structure and lift
- Table saltFlavour balance
- Vanilla extractVanilla fragrance
- Cream of tartarEgg-white foam stabiliser
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Cake flour: . Cake flour is fixed from the source's cake-flour-or-all-purpose choice
- Granulated sugar:
- Egg whites:
- Table salt:
- Vanilla extract: . Vanilla is fixed from the source's vanilla-or-almond-extract choice
- Cream of tartar:
Origins & food traditions
King Arthur Baking supplies the complete traditional angel food cake recipe selected here. Epicurious independently identifies angel food cake as a lasting American classic whose defining tender crumb comes from whipped egg whites, cream of tartar and cake flour rather than butter.
Countries
- United States
Cuisines & regions
- American Cuisine