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Angel Food: Orange Angel Cake w/Orange Glaze

Source of Recipe

Margaret Johnson


List of Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups egg whites at room temperature (approximately 10-11 eggs)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp orange extract
1 tbsp orange peel, finely grated
1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar




Recipe

Sift the flour, icing sugar and salt together four times and set aside. Place the egg whites in a large bowl. Add the vanilla, orange extract and the grated orange peel. Beat the egg whites until they become foamy. Add the cream of tartar and keep beating until firm but still glossy. Add the granulated sugar 2 tbsp at a time to the egg whites. Continue beating until they cling to the sides of the bowl and are stiff but not dry. Fold in the flour mixture a little at a time. Do not stir! Spoon batter into ungreased tube pan. Cut through the batter to release any air bubbles and gently smooth the top. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 to 50 minutes or until top springs back when gently touched. Cool upside down. Top with Orange Glaze.

Orange Glaze:
1 1/4 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tsp vanilla
grated peel of 1 orange

Mix all ingredients together with a wooden spoon and spread on top of the cake, allowing some to dribble down the sides.