Chocolate Angel-food Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup sifted cake flour
• 1/3 cup sifted cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso (optional) or 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 12 room temperature egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 combine flour, cocoa, espresso powder, if using, and 3/4 cup of the sugar.
• 3 beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt until whites hold soft peaks.
• 4 gradually beat in remaining 3/4 cup sugar and continue beating until whites hold stiff peaks.
• 5 beat in vanilla.
• 6 gently fold in flour mixture, being careful not to over mix.
• 7 pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• 8 run a knife or spatula through batter to release any air bubbles.
• 9 bake until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• 10 invert pan over a bottle and cool completely, about one hour.
• 11 run a knife around edge of pan to release cake.
• 12 enjoy.