Chocolate Angel Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar, divided
1 c. sifted cake flour
1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
12 egg whites
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. powdered sugar

Preparation

Sift 1/4 cup sugar, flour and cocoa together in a small bowl; set aside.
Beat egg whites in an extra large bowl at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy.
Add cream of tartar and the next 3 ingredients; beat until soft peaks form.
Gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
Sift flour mixture over egg white mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, folding in carefully after each addition.
Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan; spread evenly with a spatula.
Break large air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.