Blueberry Angel Food Cake
Source of Recipe
Cooking Light
Recipe Introduction
8 servings
List of Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 12 large egg whites (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups frest or frozen blueberries
- 2 tbsp sifted cake flour
- 1 tbsp grated lemon rind
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375*.
- Sift together 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup flour.
- In a large bowl, beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form. Add 1 cup sugar, 2 tbsp at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Sift flour mixture over egg white mixture, 1/4 cup at a time; fold in. Fold in vanilla and blueberries.
- Combine 2 tbsp flour and lemon rind; toss to coat. Sprinkle over egg white mixture; fold in.
- Spoon the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, spreading evenly. Break air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife. Bake at 375* for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan; cool completely. Loosen the cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert cake onto plate.
- To prepare the glaze, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl; stir well with a whisk. Drizzle over cooled cake.
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