Lemon Angel Food Cake

Name: Lemon Angel Food Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups egg whites about 10 to 12 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup cake flour

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Lemon Angel Food Cake

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupsegg whites about 10 to 12 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoonscream of tartar
1/2 teaspoonvanilla
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspoonlemon zest
1 1/2 cupssugar
1 cupcake flour

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Steps

1

Preheat 350
2

Food process sugar until super fine. Sift half of the sugar with salt and cake flour. Set remaining sugar aside to be added to whites.
3

Combine egg whites (room temp), vanilla, cream of tartar, lemon zest. Stir on med high speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes
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Reduce speed and add remaining sugar until just combined.
5

Gradually sprinkle in cake flour and hand fold into the mixture a little at a time. Don't over mix.
6

SPOON batter into a 9 or 10 inch ungreased tube pan and bee for 35 minutes until top is golden brown and springs back when touched.
7

Cool Completely.
8

Lemon Glaze -- combine 1 cup confectioners sugar and 3-4 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest.