Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Name: Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams cup cake flour; 85 grams cup cocoa powder, divided; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 15 larges egg whites; 347 grams 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons instant espresso; 1 orange, sliced thin for garnish; 1 Tbsp zest from 1 orange; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters boiling water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Angel Food Cake a try. This dairy free recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 283 calories. Mother's Day will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours. Head to the store and pick up cake flour, instant espresso, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Sift 1/2 cup cocoa, 3/4 cup sugar, and flour into medium bowl; set aside.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Place remaining cocoa, espresso powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in boiling water and orange zest until smooth; set aside.

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Instant Espresso

Orange Zest

Cocoa Powder

Water

Salt

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Bowl

In standing mixer fitted with whip attachment, beat egg whites on medium speed until frothy.

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Egg Whites

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Blender

Add cream of tartar and continue to beat until whites are beginning to turn opaque, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and slowly add remaining cup sugar. Continue to beat until meringue forms stiff but not dry peak, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Cream Of Tartar

Sugar

Whisk about 1 cup meringue into cocoa and water mixture to lighten. In three stages, gently fold in remaining whites. Sift 1/3 flour mixture onto meringue and gently fold in. In two additions, sift and fold remaining flour mixture into batter until combined, taking cake not to deflate egg whites.

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Egg Whites

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Whisk

Gently spoon batter into pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake until cake is puffed, just set, and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

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Oven

Set pan on wire rack for 5 minutes, then invert pan onto wire rack so that cake can completely cool in pan upside-down, about 4 hours. Run knife along inside of pan and invert cake onto serving plate to serve.

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