Dad's Favorite Chocolate Angel Food Cake
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 12 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
- 3 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 Tbs. grated orange peel
- 3 1/2 oz. dark chocolate-orange bars, such as Newmans Own Organics Dark Chocolate-Orange bars, grated
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- On sheet of waxed paper, sift 1/4 cup of sugar with flour and salt three times.
- In large grease-free bowl, using an electric mixer at medium-high speed, beat egg whites until frothy.
- Add lemon juice and beat until soft peaks form.
- Evenly sprinkle remaining 1 cup sugar over whites, 1/4 cup at a time, and beat at medium speed 1 to 2 minutes.
- Sift 1/4 cup of flour mixture over whites and gently fold in using a rubber spatula.
- Add vanilla and orange peel.
- Alternately fold in remaining flour mixture and grated chocolate until well blended.
- (Be sure to fold gently to avoid deflating egg whites.)
- Scrape batter into ungreased 10-inch angel food or tube pan.
- Bake until cake is lightly browned and knife inserted near center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and invert onto feet or over neck of a bottle.
- Let cool 30 to 45 minutes.
- Run knife around edges of pan and center of tube to remove.
sugar, flour, salt, egg whites, lemon juice, vanilla extract, chocolateorange
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/dad-146-s-favorite-chocolate-angel-food-cake/ (may not work)