Dad's Favorite Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Name: Dad's Favorite Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 egg whites, room temperature; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp grated orange rind; 1 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Dad's Favorite Chocolate Angel Food Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 216 calories, 6g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Mother's Day event. Head to the store and pick up 2 bars of newman's own organics orange chocolate, flour, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sift thoroughly 1/4 cup sugar, flour, and salt; set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Beat egg whites until foamy.

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Egg Whites

Add lemon juice, and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle remaining 1 cup sugar onto whites, beating at medium speed.

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Lemon Juice

Sugar

Sift 1/4 cup flour mixture over whites, and gently fold in by hand, with fingers spread.

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Spread

All Purpose Flour

Add vanilla and orange rind. Fold in remaining flour mixture, alternating with grated chocolate.

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Orange Zest

Chocolate

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Pour into clean, dry tube pan. (Do not grease pan or use a nonstick pan, as the batter will not rise.)

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Frying Pan

Cut through batter with knife to remove air bubbles.

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Knife

Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

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Oven

Invert pan and cool 30 to 45 minutes. Gently loosen cake from sides of pan, using a narrow metal spatula; remove cake from pan.

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Spatula

Frying Pan

Serve with strawberries and lightly sweetened whipped cream flavored with small amount of vanilla, to taste.

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Lightly Sweetened Whipped Cream

Strawberries

Vanilla

*Leave eggs out of refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

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Egg

**Nell recommends Madagascar Bourbon Pur Vanilla Extract by Nielsen-Massey Vanillas.

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Vanilla Extract

Bourbon

***You can use 3 (2-ounce) Newman's Own Organics Sweet Dark Orange Dark Chocolate bars; the slightly less amount of chocolate is negligible. You also may substitute other brands of orange-dark chocolate bars, if desired.

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Dark Chocolate Bar