Angel Food Cake

Hollis and Joy Miller with baby Mary (Miller) Bryan.

As my Mom's birthday is fast approaching I thought I would share with you the angel food cake recipe from my Grandma's handwritten cookbook.

Maurice Miller, Max Miller, and baby Mary (Miller) Bryan.

Every year for my mom's birthday my Grandma would make her an angel food cake and ice it with cool whip. Last year she requested the Brown Stone Front cake so this year I thought that I would go back to tradition and try to make her an angel food cake from scratch. I am going to keep my fingers crossed on this one!

-Jennifer Figgins
daughter of Jesse Figgins and Mary Bryan

Angel Food Cake

From Sunbeam Mix Master Book

Joy Miller's handwriting.

Ingredients: 

1 1/8 cups cake flour

1 3/4 cups sugar divided

1 1/2 cups egg whites

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp almond extract

Sift together cake flour and 3/4 cup sugar.

Sift mixture four more times.

Beat egg whites and salt together on number 10 speed until foamy (about 1 1/2 minutes).

Add cream of tartar.

Continue beating until stiff peaks form (about 2 1/2-3 minutes).

Rapidly sprinkle in 1 cup sugar while beating on number 8 speed (about 1 minute).

Then turn to number 2 speed and add vanilla and almond extract.

Sprinkle in sifted flour mixture evenly and quickly.

Beat for about 1 1/2 min.

Pour into tube pan and bake.