Lemon Angel Food Cake

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Feel Good Food

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 cups sifted superfine sugar, divided
1 1/3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
1 1/2 cups egg whites, at room temperature (10 to 12 eggs)
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine 1/2 cup of sugar with the flour and sift together 4 times. Set aside.

Place the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on high speed until the eggs make medium-firm peaks, about 1 minute. With the mixer on medium speed, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of sugar by sprinkling it over the beaten egg whites. Whisk for a few minutes until thick and shiny. Whisk in the vanilla and lemon zest and continue to whisk until very thick, about 1 more minute. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites and fold it into the batter with a rubber spatula. Continue adding the flour by fourths by sifting and folding until it's all incorporated.

Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, smooth the top, and bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, until it springs back to the touch. Remove the cake from the oven and invert the pan on a cooling rack until cool.

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Beth Apopka, FL 10-12-2009
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My first -- and last -- Angel Food Cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake was de-e-e-licious! I find it hard to say any more. I followed her recipe and it was perfect. The only thing I can... find to say is that it was so fluffy it was impossible to follow her instruction to invert the pan to cool. But in the end, it didn't matter because it came out of the pan just fine. I made the lemon glaze and it was delightful. I'll never need another angel food cake recipe. Thanks, Ina!Read more
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Kyrah Winston Salem, NC 08-18-2009
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Use farm fresh eggs
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this cake twice and both times it came out fantastic but the second time it was waaay better. The first time, I... used eggs from the grocery store; the second time, I used eggs I bought at the farmer's market. The difference was unbelievable, in taste, texture and in the quantity required (I only needed 8 of the farm eggs to make 1.5C of whites). They whipped up higher and tasted sooo much better in the cake. If you're going to go to the effort to make this, it's well worth the extra couple of dollars!Read more
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Dawn Arlington, VA 06-20-2009
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Easiest Recipe to follow....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first time to make an Angel Food Cake. Of course I used this recipe by Ina because her techniques are not... complicated to follow. I follow the directions to the tee, except I used powered sugar instead of regular sugar. The cake had no problems rising because of the switch. This angel food cake was light and airy with a wonderful lemon flavor running though it. It was not overpowering at all. The lemon flavor also complimented the flavors of the different fruit and ice cream topping drizzled over it. I will definitely be making this cake again (I am actually making it right now for my husband's birthday tomorrow). Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!Read more
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question
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Srry to waste space with this but for the sugar, do u use reg sugar or confectioners sugar, i jus wanna be sure before i cook... thisRead more
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Kerry Babylon, NY 06-02-2009
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Stunning!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake is absolutely fabulous! It is the most moist angel food cake I have ever made/tasted. I did not glaze it but made a... lemon honey yogurt sauce from Giada De Laurentis and was a perfect complement. I highly recommend doing this. You can't go wrong!Read more
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ric new york , NY 02-21-2009
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excellent as with every recipie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i have made this cake as with many other recipes, and it came out excelent as everything i do from Ina's books. i have all 5... of them and have met her many times in the hamptons. she is truely a great person with a wonderful soul and heart. i know some people that worked for her ate the barefoot contessa and i have eaten from there as well and the food speaks for itself absoultly wonderful and great tasting and simply elegant. i am a heavy person and know many a heavy chefs and cooks and as my believe as they must be pretty damm good if the a big person as they eat every thing they make. baking is completely different than cooking , baking is a science and evrey little detail must be exact . the attitude for one thiing. also lemons come in many sizes us common sense if its a large lemon just use one instead of 2. most angel food cake so regular cakes have 2 cups or more sugar in them so it is normal for that matter. last of least of you can not use common sense or follow a recipie but ina's boxed items they work just as well and come out excellent too Read more