How to Make Honey Angel Food Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Angel food cake is a beloved dessert known for its light and fluffy texture, and sweet, delicate flavor. This classic cake is made with a combination of egg whites, sugar, and flour, and is often served with fresh fruit or a drizzle of sauce. While traditional angel food cake is delicious on its own, adding a touch of honey to the recipe can elevate the flavor and add a hint of floral sweetness.

The addition of honey to this angel food cake recipe brings a depth of flavor and a subtle...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups egg whites
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons cream of tartar
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 cup sifted cake flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 10-inch tube cake

  • Place a 10-inch tube pan in the oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Beat egg whites with salt in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Add cream of tartar and continue to beat until egg whites stand in peaks. Gradually add honey while beating continually to integrate until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
  • Sift flour and white sugar together. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture into the egg whites and fold gently with a spoon to integrate; repeat in two more additions of the flour mixture to completely incorporate. Stir vanilla into the batter.
  • Remove hot tube pan from the preheated oven. Pour the batter into the hot pan. Thump pan several times on a flat surface to break air bubbles in batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the top springs back when lightly pressed, 22 to 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a wire pastry rack for at least 2 hours. Run a long, thin metal spatula or knife around edge of pan to loosen cake from pan.
  • Nutrition

    167 cal.

    • Total Fat: 0g
    • Sodium: 148mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 38g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 29g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 5mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 143mg