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Cupcakes: Angel Food Cupcakes

Source of Recipe


Good Housekeeping, May 2003






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
  
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  
• 1-2/3 cups egg whites (11 to 13 large egg whites)
  
• 1-1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• .
  
• -- Citrus Buttercream Frosting --
  
• 1 pkg. (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
  
• 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 2 Tbsp milk
  
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  
• 1 tsp grated fresh lemon peel
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Line twenty-four 2-1/2-inch muffin-pan cups with fluted paper liners.
   
   
2. Onto waxed paper, sift flour with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.
   
   
3. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until foamy. Increase speed to high; beat until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until whites stand in stiff, glossy peaks when beaters are lifted. Beat in vanilla.
   
   
4. Sift flour mixture, one-third at a time, over beaten egg whites; fold in with rubber spatula just until flour mixture is no longer visible.
   
   
5. Spoon batter into muffin-pan cups. (Batter should come almost 2 inches over top of muffin-pan cups.) Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcakes comes out clean. Immediately remove cupcakes from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
   
   
6. For the Citrus Buttercream Frosting: In large bowl, with mixer at medium-low speed, beat confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth and blended. Add lemon juice and grated fresh lemon peel. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until frosting is light and fluffy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in additional milk as needed for easy spreading consistency.
   
   
7. When cupcakes are completely cool, frost with Citrus Buttercream Frosting.
   
   Makes 2 dozen cupcakes.