This recipe is worth the time and effort and your guests will love the light, creamy taste accentuated by vanilla beans and extract. Enjoy!
Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake
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Category
Baking
Cuisine
American
Servings
16
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Delight in the heavenly taste of Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake. Our light and airy dessert recipe combines the delicate sweetness of angel food cake with the rich flavor of real vanilla beans, creating a divine treat for any occasion. Savor each bite as the subtle vanilla notes dance on your palate, leaving you craving for more.
Native Vanilla
Ingredients
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12 large egg whites
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1 cup cake flour
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1½ cups sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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½ teaspoon cream of tartar
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¼ teaspoon salt
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2 cups confectioners’ sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Glaze:
Directions
Leave egg whites at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325.
In a small bowl, mix flour and ¾ cups sugar.
Add seeds of Native Vanilla beans (OR Native Vanilla extract, if using), cream of tartar, and salt to room temperature egg whites.
Beat until soft peaks form.
Gradually add remaining ¾ cups sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixed, whisking on medium speed in between.
Continue beating until glossy peaks form.
Gradually fold in flour mixture, ½ cup at a time.
Transfer mixture to an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
Remove air bubbles from the mixture.
Bake on lowest oven rack until top springs back when touched, about 45-55 minutes.
Remove from the oven and invert the pan immediately.
Cool completely in pan, about 1½ hours.
Remove from pan onto a serving plate.
For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to your desired consistency.
Spread glaze over the cake, and enjoy!