Chocolate Marbled Angel Food Cake
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp. boiling water
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 14 egg whites
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1-3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1-1/4 cup flour, sifted
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a small bowl, combine the cocoa, water,and almond extract until blended.
- Set aside to cool.
- Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
- Gently beat in the sugar, salt, and vanilla until the peaks retain their shape when the whisk is removed.
- Gradually fold in the flour until well blended.
- Remove 2 cups of batter and combine it with the cocoa mixture.
- Pour half of the light batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan with removable bottom.
- Pour the chocolate batter over the light.
- Finally, top with the remaining light batter.
- Gently swirl mixture with a knife to help remove any air bubbles and to create a marble pattern.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes until the cake is springy and begins to pull away from thesides of the pan.
- The cake will rise, crack on the top, and then falls lightly.
- This is normal.
- Remove from the oven and invert the pan over the neck of a bottle until the cake is completely cool, about 1 hour.
- Gently loosen the sides and remove the cake from pan.
- Place it on a serving plate.
cocoa, boiling water, almond extract, egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, salt, vanilla, flour
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/1862 (may not work)