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    Peppermint Angel Food Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    1 cup sifted flour
    11 starlight candies, finely crushed
    10 egg whites
    1½ teaspoons cream of tartar
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    1 cup sugar
    ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
    ½ teaspoon vanilla

    Recipe



    Sift together first 2 ingredients, set aside.

    Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt, beat until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.

    Sift flour mixture over egg white mixture, ¼ cup at a time and fold in gently. Fold in extracts.
    Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, spreading evenly. Break large air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife.

    Bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

    Invert pan and cool 40 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula, and remove from pan.

    Delicious served with chocolate ice cream.

    Yield: 12 servings (about 127 calories per serving and no fat)

 

 

 


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