Servings: 12 Servings
Ingredients:
3/4 c Cake flour 1/4 c Cocoa 1 1/4 c Sugar 1 1/4 - 1-1/2 cups egg whites (about 10-12) 1 ts Cream of tartar 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Almond extract
Preheat oven to 350 F. Sift together three times: cake flour, cocoa, and
1/4 cup of the sugar. Set aside. Sift remaining 1 cup sugar and set aside.
Whip egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Continue beating until
whites are stiff but not dry. Fold in sugar a little at a time. Fold in
vanilla and almond extract. Sift flour-cocoa mixture over batter (1/4 at a
time) and fold into batter. Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan
and bake for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Invert the
tube pan and let cake cool.
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