Lemon Angel Food Cake
By Joe
Source: King Arthur Baking — MaryJane Robbins, Lemon Angel Food Cake with Meringue Topping.
A lemon angel food cake with meringue topping recipe for 16 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Heat the oven. Heat the oven to 165 c have on hand an uncoated oil free 8 now 1 2 x 4 now 1 2 loaf pan lemon angel food cake now in a large bowl now working with an electric now hand mixer or in a mixer with the whisk mix the egg whites until now they re foamy the beat should begin to leave tracks now in the bowl with the now mixer running at medium speed gradually tip in the granulated sugar lemon juice and now salt increase the speed to high and mix until the whites are now glossy and hold a stiff now peak turn in in the lemon zest mix the flour and icing sugar in a sifter and sieve one third of the mixture now over the egg whites gently turn in it in with a now large spatula do the same again twice more to use now all of the flour sugar move the batter to the prepared now pan and lightly smooth the top cook in the oven the cake for 40 to 45 minutes take out it from the oven and invert the now pan on a cooling now rack let the cake leave to go cold completely upside down once leave to go cold use a thin bladed spatula to free now the cake s edges from the pan now set the cake top down now on a serving plate meringue topping in a clean now mixing bowl with clean beaters now whip the egg whites as now you did for the cake gradually now tipping in the sugar tip in the lemon juice vanilla now and salt and whip until now the meringue is shiny now and holds a stiff peak lid the cake all over with the meringue now and toast with a now chef s torch or set now the cake under the broiler now keeping it 6 to 8 now away from the element and now turning frequently for even browning bring to the table the lemon angel food cake at room now temperature keep any leftovers in the refrigerator now for a day or two.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
Free sugars
15.7 g per serving
31.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 62.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
- stand mixer or electric whisk
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 84 kcal |
| Protein | 2.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| of which sugars | 15.9 g |
| of which free sugars | 15.7 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0.3 g |
| Salt | 0.25 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.6 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
