Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Glaze


Serves: 16
Total Calories: 128

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup cake flour
1 1/2 cups egg whites (about 12)
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Glaze
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 to 2 teaspoon hot water

Directions:

1. Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Mix powdered sugar and flour set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed, adding vanilla, almond extract and salt with the last addition of sugar. Continue beating until stiff and glossy meringue forms. Do not underbeat.
3. Sprinkle sugar-flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over meringue, folding in just until sugar-flour mixture disappears. Push batter into ungreased angel food cake pan (tube pan), 10 x 4 inches. Cut gently through batter with metal spatula.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cracks feel dry and top springs back when touched lightly. Immediately turn pan upside down onto heatproof funnel or bottle. Let stand about 2 hours or until cake is completely cool. Loosen side of cake with knife or long, metal spatula remove from pan.
5. Spread or drizzle top of cake with Chocolate Glaze.
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 to 2 teaspoons hot water
Heat chocolate chips, margarine and corn syrup in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips are melted cool slightly. Stir in hot water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until consistency of thick syrup.
1 SERVING: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 25) Fat 3g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 95mg Carbohydrates 35g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 3g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 16
Total Calories: 128
Calories from Fat: 5

This Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Glaze recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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