Chocolate Almond Angel Food Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Recipe

• 1 place oven rack at lowest position in oven.
• 2 preheat oven 375 degrees f.
• 3 in a small bowl, sift together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, cocoa and cinnamon. mix lightly until well blended.
• 4 in large bowl of electric mixer, mix egg whites, cream of tartar, salt and almond extract until stiff but not dry peaks form.
• 5 fold flour mixture, a little at a time, into beaten egg whites, gently, until blended.
• 6 spoon batter into angel food tube pan with removable bottom.
• 7 gently cut through the batter in the angel food pan to eliminate air pockets.
• 8 bake 30 -35 minutes, or until cake springs back when tapped with a spatula.
• 9 immediately invert cake onto soft drink bottle and allow to stand until cooled.