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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 cup cake flour (spooned and leveled) 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 large egg whites, room temperature 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Berries and Cream, for serving (optional)

Variations Craving chocolate? Replace 1/4 cup cake flour with 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; reduce vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon.

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 8 med104339_0109_angelfood.jpg

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 8

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins total: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 8

prep: 30 mins

total: 1 hr 10 mins

prep:

30 mins

total:

1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 8

8

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Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cake flour (spooned and leveled) 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 large egg whites, room temperature 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Berries and Cream, for serving (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place flour and salt in a sieve set over a bowl; sift into bowl, and set aside. With a mixer, beat egg whites on medium-high until foamy, about 1 minute. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Continue to beat, gradually adding sugar; beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla; beat to combine.

Gently transfer egg-white mixture to a large, wide bowl. In four batches, using the sieve again, sift flour mixture over egg-white mixture. While turning the bowl, use a rubber spatula to fold in the mixture by cutting down the center and coming up the sides.

Gently spoon batter into an ungreased angel food cake pan with a removable bottom; smooth top. Cut a knife or small spatula through batter to release air bubbles. Bake until cake is golden and springs back when lightly pressed, 35 to 40 minutes. Invert pan; let cool in pan, 1 hour. Run a knife around the inside of the pan and around the tube to release cake, and unmold. Use knife to release cake from bottom of pan, and remove.

Variations Craving chocolate? Replace 1/4 cup cake flour with 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; reduce vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon.

Variations

Craving chocolate? Replace 1/4 cup cake flour with 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; reduce vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon.

Reviews (21)

 Add Rating & Review     623 Ratings   5 star values:        129    4 star values:        113    3 star values:        224    2 star values:        117    1 star values:        40        

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Add Rating & Review     623 Ratings   5 star values:        129    4 star values:        113    3 star values:        224    2 star values:        117    1 star values:        40       

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623 Ratings 5 star values: 129 4 star values: 113 3 star values: 224 2 star values: 117 1 star values: 40

623 Ratings 5 star values: 129 4 star values: 113 3 star values: 224 2 star values: 117 1 star values: 40

623 Ratings 5 star values: 129 4 star values: 113 3 star values: 224 2 star values: 117 1 star values: 40

  • 5 star values: 129 4 star values: 113 3 star values: 224 2 star values: 117 1 star values: 40

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/17/2019   beautiful cake ! made this for the first time it was a total hit...my main concern reading this recipe was the cake tasting too eggy since the batter is all about eggs (12!!) but you could not taste the eggs at all!!!i was just hoping for a high rise like in the video,it turned out exactly the size of my pan 9 x 3 inch which was not too high...any ideas how can make it taller? double batter?  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       08/26/2018   This is the recipe my family and I have used for years. Sara's video is great! I like my Angel naked with a lovely cup of tea. FYI..separate eggs over a different container, if you are on # 11 you do not want to break a yolk into them! If you struggle with what to do with all the yolks, make noodles! Make a sauce!!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       07/31/2017   I've made it twice. Beautiful each time! Lovely taste! My family loves it! Texture is good. Trick is to have the perfect egg white mixture, of course :) I used my kitchenaid, and when it was time to add the vanilla, trickled it down the sides slowly. The instructions were easy to follow.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/03/2015   Easy to make. Very fluffy texture, but disappointed in the flavor - Once it cooled it was very sticky and a very dominant egg flavor. Wondering if I can add more sugar next time and bake just a little bit longer to avoid the stickiness of the outside. Any help appreciated!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/31/2013   My cake turned out exactly like Sara's, slightly sunken. The taste was not sweet enough.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/29/2013   Hi, is there a way to get the correct converting for grams in Germany? I need to make this soon and is it also possible to use this recipe for Mini-Muffins? One pan is for about 24 Mini-Muffins. Would this be enough or should I double the ingredients? THANK YOU!!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/08/2013   Have a question for Sarah: where could I get the spice jars you have? Love stainless steel spice jar! But never fund the perfect one...  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/08/2013   Regarding HARD TO CUT - - - ALWAYS cut angel food cake with a serrated / bread knife -- very easy -- very clean!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/06/2013   :) hey Martha I tried the recipe and the result was perfect. Thank you, I got a lot of compliments.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/07/2012   Within the past month, I have made 2 angel food cakes. A Betty Crocker box mix, and Martha's. The box one was sweeter, a more vanilla taste, a lot easier to make, with less clean up. A mix costs about $3.00 and I purchased a dozen of eggs for $1.70 and had the other ingredients at home. If you have the time and want to make something with the kids, go for it! It will be fun to make, with close results.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/16/2012   love it  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/17/2011   First effort at making an Angel Food Cake from scratch, and it turned out so well! I'll never buy another mix again. I did have to cook it abou 15 min. more - watch for the golden brown finish.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/16/2011   Ooops. Just read the helpful hint.....that's what happens when you are trying to research recipes with a wriggly child on your lap. ;)  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/16/2011   Can you add cocoa powder to make this chocolatey for a children's birthday party? My son can't eat dairy.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/03/2011   Yummy, lowfat and delicious! you can't go wrong with this recipe! Will definetely be making this one again! for a cheap topping I used the chocolate redi-whip in a can. All my guests loved it! And once you have all of the ingredients, it's alot cheaper than buying the cake in a store! Thanks Martha!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/20/2010   I tried to make this gluten free and I too found it to be tough. I am not sure if it was the flour or the fact that I may have also folded too much but next time I am going to try both adding xantham gum and folding less. I love martha but I am allergic to gluten so I keep trying to do things my way and some recipes work better than others.  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/14/2010   how much flour i can use if i don?Ǭ  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/16/2010   I must have overmixed the batter since my cake turned out a little tough and hard to cut. I will try mixing in the flour in only two batches next time. But it was still delicious, especially with raspberries and whipped cream!  
    
    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/04/2009   Very easy and very very good!  
    

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 05/17/2019

beautiful cake ! made this for the first time it was a total hit…my main concern reading this recipe was the cake tasting too eggy since the batter is all about eggs (12!!) but you could not taste the eggs at all!!!i was just hoping for a high rise like in the video,it turned out exactly the size of my pan 9 x 3 inch which was not too high…any ideas how can make it taller? double batter?

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 5 stars 08/26/2018

This is the recipe my family and I have used for years. Sara’s video is great! I like my Angel naked with a lovely cup of tea. FYI..separate eggs over a different container, if you are on # 11 you do not want to break a yolk into them! If you struggle with what to do with all the yolks, make noodles! Make a sauce!!

Rating: 5 stars 07/31/2017

I’ve made it twice. Beautiful each time! Lovely taste! My family loves it! Texture is good. Trick is to have the perfect egg white mixture, of course :) I used my kitchenaid, and when it was time to add the vanilla, trickled it down the sides slowly. The instructions were easy to follow.

Rating: Unrated 08/03/2015

Easy to make. Very fluffy texture, but disappointed in the flavor - Once it cooled it was very sticky and a very dominant egg flavor. Wondering if I can add more sugar next time and bake just a little bit longer to avoid the stickiness of the outside. Any help appreciated!

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 07/31/2013

My cake turned out exactly like Sara’s, slightly sunken. The taste was not sweet enough.

Rating: Unrated 07/29/2013

Hi, is there a way to get the correct converting for grams in Germany? I need to make this soon and is it also possible to use this recipe for Mini-Muffins? One pan is for about 24 Mini-Muffins. Would this be enough or should I double the ingredients? THANK YOU!!

Rating: Unrated 06/08/2013

Have a question for Sarah: where could I get the spice jars you have? Love stainless steel spice jar! But never fund the perfect one…

Regarding HARD TO CUT - - - ALWAYS cut angel food cake with a serrated / bread knife – very easy – very clean!

Rating: Unrated 06/06/2013

:) hey Martha I tried the recipe and the result was perfect. Thank you, I got a lot of compliments.

Rating: Unrated 05/07/2012

Within the past month, I have made 2 angel food cakes. A Betty Crocker box mix, and Martha’s. The box one was sweeter, a more vanilla taste, a lot easier to make, with less clean up. A mix costs about $3.00 and I purchased a dozen of eggs for $1.70 and had the other ingredients at home. If you have the time and want to make something with the kids, go for it! It will be fun to make, with close results.

Rating: Unrated 03/16/2012

love it

Rating: Unrated 02/17/2011

First effort at making an Angel Food Cake from scratch, and it turned out so well! I’ll never buy another mix again. I did have to cook it abou 15 min. more - watch for the golden brown finish.

Rating: Unrated 01/16/2011

Ooops. Just read the helpful hint…..that’s what happens when you are trying to research recipes with a wriggly child on your lap. ;)

Can you add cocoa powder to make this chocolatey for a children’s birthday party? My son can’t eat dairy.

Rating: Unrated 01/03/2011

Yummy, lowfat and delicious! you can’t go wrong with this recipe! Will definetely be making this one again! for a cheap topping I used the chocolate redi-whip in a can. All my guests loved it! And once you have all of the ingredients, it’s alot cheaper than buying the cake in a store! Thanks Martha!

Rating: Unrated 07/20/2010

I tried to make this gluten free and I too found it to be tough. I am not sure if it was the flour or the fact that I may have also folded too much but next time I am going to try both adding xantham gum and folding less. I love martha but I am allergic to gluten so I keep trying to do things my way and some recipes work better than others.

Rating: Unrated 04/14/2010

how much flour i can use if i don?Ǭ

Rating: Unrated 02/16/2010

I must have overmixed the batter since my cake turned out a little tough and hard to cut. I will try mixing in the flour in only two batches next time. But it was still delicious, especially with raspberries and whipped cream!

Rating: Unrated 10/04/2009

Very easy and very very good!

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