Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Gravy

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Servings:

Author: Constance Smith - Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1 c cake flour
1 ½ c sugar divided
12 room temperature eggs separated - whites only needed
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

For the Gravy:

1 c sugar
3 Tb flour
3 Tb baking cocoa
½ teaspoon instant espresso powder
pinch of salt
1 ½ c milk
1 Tb butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

To begin, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
In a sifter, combine the cake flour and 3/4 cup of sugar – sift these into a bowl. Set aside for now.
Separate the eggs.
You will only need the whites, but you can save the yolks in your fridge up to three days in an airtight container. Use them for homemade pudding, some Alfredo sauce, or toss them in a smoothie. No need to waste them.
Put the egg whites in your mixing bowl and add the salt, vanilla, and cream of tartar. Begin beating the whites. As they beat, slowly add in the additional 3/4 cup of sugar. Whip the mixture until stiff peaks form.
Carefully fold in your flour mixture a third at a time. Fold until it is just combined, don’t over-mix the fluffy batter.
Spoon the batter into a perfectly clean 10-inch tube pan. Smooth the top with your spatula.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the cake springs back when you touch it.
Place the pan upside down on the edges of two heat-safe jars or glasses. Cool completely.
To remove the cake from the pan, run a knife around the sides and center and lift the cake out.
Serve this with strawberries and whipped cream, ice cream, or this heavenly chocolate gravy.
In a skillet, combine the sugar, baking cocoa, flour, espresso powder, and salt. Whisk them together.
Pour in the milk and whisk it in. Turn the heat onto medium and cook until this comes to a gentle boil and thickens – stir continually.
Drop in the tablespoon of butter and the vanilla. Whisk until it is mixed in. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Drizzle the warm gravy over a nice slice of the angel food cake.
Enjoy!

See This Recipe:

https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/angel-food-cake/

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