Recipes · American · Cakes
Angel Food Cake
One serving has 157 kcal and 5 g protein. Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (72.3 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: alcohol, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 35 g Egg whites, raw
- 25 g Sugar
- 10 g Flour, cake
- 1 g Cream of tartar
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 0.3 g Salt
Method
- Sift the cake flour with a third of the sugar and set aside.
- Whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar and salt to soft peaks, then gradually beat in the remaining sugar until stiff, glossy peaks form; beat in the vanilla.
- Sift the flour mixture over the meringue in three additions, folding gently each time so it stays airy.
- Pour the batter into an ungreased tube pan and smooth the top.
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 35-40 minutes until golden and the top springs back when touched.
- Invert the pan onto a bottle or its feet and cool completely upside down before running a knife around the edge and unmolding.
- Slice with a serrated knife. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a whole cake.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 157 kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 33.8 g | |
| Water | 32.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.17 g | 1% |
| Protein | 4.6 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.18 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.31 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.18 g | |
| Valine | 0.32 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 0.15 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.01 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.04 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.04 g | |
| Saturated | 0.01 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 4.4 mg | 0% |
| Copper | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.81 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 5.6 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.07 mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 13.9 mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 235 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 7.6 µg | 14% |
| Sodium | 175 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.08 mg | 1% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.72 mg | 5% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.11 mg | 2% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 20 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.03 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 1.4 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.03 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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