3/4 cup cake flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/4 cup sugar
10 egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, cocoa and 1/4 sugar three
times. Set aside. Sift remaining sugar. Set aside. Whip egg whites
until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Beat eggs until stiff, not dry.
Fold in sugar, gradually. Fold in vanilla and almond extract. Sift
flour-cocoa mixture over batter gradually and fold into batter. Pour
into ungreased 10-inch tube pan and bake for 45 minutes or when
toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
Servings: 12 servings
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