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Angel Cake

Ingredients & Directions


1 c Egg whites (8-10 eggs) 1/8 ts Salt
1 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Orange flavoring
1 c Cake flour 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 ts Cream of tartar 1 tb Water

Sift flour and sugar separately 4 times. Measure each after first
sifting. Whip egg whites lightly with wire whisk. Add salt, water,
and flavorings when half beaten. Sift in cream of tartar. Continue
whipping until whites hold their shape. Divide sugar into fourths.
Fold in each fourth with 10 careful strokes of the spatula. Divide
flour into fourths. Fold in each fourth with 10 careful strokes of
the spatula. Pour into un-oiled tube pan. Bake in slow oven (325 F)
50 minutes. The Household Searchlight

Yields
6 servings