Classic Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 12 (1 1/2 cups) large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only) at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 375°F.

2. 2

   Combine flour and 3/4 cup sugar in bowl; set aside.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla and salt at medium speed in another bowl, scraping bowl often, until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high. Beat, adding remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time and scraping bowl often, until well mixed.

4. 4

   Spoon flour mixture over egg whites, 1/4 cupful at a time. Gently stir just until combined.

5. 5

   Pour batter into ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Cut gently through batter with metal spatula.

6. 6

   Bake 30-40 minutes or until cracks feel dry and top springs back when touched lightly.

7. 7

   Invert pan on heat-proof funnel or bottle; cool completely. Remove from pan.