Angel Food Cake With Mixed Berry Compote

• For the Cake
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cups egg whites (10-12 eggs)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• For the Compote
• 3 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 3 3 cups blueberries or 3 cups raspberries, blackberries and blueberries combined
• 3 tablespoons orange juice or 3 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
• 1/2 cup sugar

1. TO MAKE THE CAKE:.
2. Preheat oven ot 325u0b0F Rinse a 10-inch angel food cake or tube pan with cold water and drain.
3. Sift together the cake flour and 1 cup of the sugar. Repeat the sifting 3 times, then set aside. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy.
4. Add the cream ot tartar and salt. Continue beating until soft peaks form.
5. Add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Sift a third of the flour-sugar mixture into the beaten egg whites, folding quickly with a rubber spatula until no flour shows. Repeat the process twice again with a third of the flour-sugar mixture.
6. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, until the cake is springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Immeditely invert the pan onto a cooling rack. Let the cake cool ompletely in the pan. Run a thin knife around the edge to loosen before unmolding.
8. TO MAKE COMPOTE::.
9. IN a medium bowl, combine all the berries, orange juice or liqueur, and sugar. Cover the bowl and refrigerate. Stir the mixture just before serving.
10. TO SERVE:.
11. Place a slice of the cake onto a dessert plate and surround it with some of the compote.

cake flour, sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla, strawberries, blueberries, orange juice, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/angel-food-cake-with-mixed-berry-compote-332337 (may not work)