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Lemon Meringue Angel Food Cake ( Angel Food Cake

A home-style Lemon Meringue Angel Food Cake ( Angel Food Cake made with Egg Whites, Cold Water, Cake Flour, Granulated Sugar, and Salt. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 6 tbsp
• 6 tbsp
• 1/4 cup
• 2/3 cup
• 1/3 cup
• 1/8 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place fresh, cold egg whites and cold water in the bowl of a heavyduty mixer.

2. 2

   Set aside until they are 60 degrees, or slightly below room temperature.

3. 3

   Pour flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and salt into a triple sifter or sieve.

4. 4

   Sift onto a sheet of waxed paper; set aside.

5. 5

   Adjust rack in lower third of oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees.

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   Set nearby a dry, ungreased 10 inch tube pan.

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   Place a longnecked bottle or large metal funnel nearby for inverting the baked cake.

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   Whip egg whites, preferably with a whisk attachment until frothy.

9. 9

   Add cream of tartar and whip on medium speed until soft peaks form.

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    Continue whipping and gradually add the 1 cup granulated sugar un til whites have thickened and form soft droopy white peaks.

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    Add the vanilla and lemon zest in the final moments of whipping.

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    Sprinkle one quarter of the flour mixture over the whites, and with a rubber spatula, fold into the whites.

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    Repeat this process with the remaining flour mixture, folding in only one quarter of the fl our mixture at a time.

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    Gently pour the batter into an ungreased tube pan.

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    Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is light golden, the cake feels spongy and springs back when touched, and a woode n toothpick inserted in the middle comes out free of cake.

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    Invert cake onto the neck of a bottle or funnel.

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    Cool completely before removing from pan.

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    To remove cake from the pan, slip just the tip of a small metal spatula between the cake and pan.

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    Cover the cake with a rack or cardboard round, and at the same time that you invert the cake onto the work surface, tap it firmly onto the surface.

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    Lift the pan from the cake.

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    In a 1 1/2 quart heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk briefly to combine the eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

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    Add the pieces of butter, and place the saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly over the entire bottom.

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    Cook the mixture without boiling until it begins to develop body and thicken.

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    Remove from heat and pour through a stainless steel sieve into a bowl.

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    Cover the surf ace with plastic wrap, poke a few small slits in the plastic with the tip of a paring blade allowing steam to escape while cooling.

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    Refrigerate (curd will thicken).

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    Cut cake into three layers.

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    Spread the lemon filling equally between the two layers; top with remaining layer.

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    Frost top and sides of cake with Italian Meringue Frosting.