Vanilla Angel Cake Recipe

Recipe : Vanilla Angel Cake

Ingredients :

Cake -

1 cup white self-raising flour

1/4 cup icing sugar

1/2 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

10 large egg whites

1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tsp almond essence

3/4 cup castor sugar

Icing -

150g icing sugar

2-3 tbsp orange juice

2 tbsp grated orange peel

Method :

Preheat the oven to 190C. You will need a large ungreased tube cake tin for this cake. (The cake has to stick to the sides of the tin). Sift the flour, icing sugar and artificial sweetener into a mixing bowl. Repeat the sifting process.

Beat the egg whites and the cream of tartar until the egg whites are stiff enough to form peaks (this will take about 10 minutes). Add the essences and beat for a further 1 minute. Add the castor sugar to the beaten egg whites, 1 tbsp at a time.

Sift the flour mixture over the egg mixture, 1/4 at a time. Fold in gently. (Do not over stir the mixture - only fold until the flour disappears into the egg white). Spoon mixture into the ungreased tube tin. Run a knife through the batter to get rid of any large air bubbles. Bake the cake for approximately 40 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched with your fingertip.

Invert the tin to cool the cake. Try to rest the upside down cake on 2 other cake tins so it is suspended. Alternatively, place the cake upside down on a wire rack (the cake will tend to stick to the rack) for 2 hours or until completely cold.

Run a knife around the sides of the cake to east it from the tin. Tap the bottom of the tin and knock the cake out onto a plate. (The cake may prove difficult to remove from the tin. Just keep repeating the process with the knife and tapping the bottom of the tin.)

Icing -

Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and beat in just enough of the orange juice to make the icing spreadable. Spread icing over top of the cake letting it run down the sides and centre of the cake. Sprinkle the grated rind over the top.

Serves 16

Per Serve -

Fat - 0g

Kilojoules - 511

Calories - 121

Carbohydrates - 28g

Protein - 2.6g

Fiber - 0.4g

A delicate delight - fat free and low calorie.

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