Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
2 cups extra finely granulated sugar
2 cups egg whites (about 14 eggs)
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 400. Sift flour, add 3/4 c of sugar, and sift the mixture 5 times, Beat egg whites until stiff. Add cream of tartar and salt, continue beating, and very gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beat in the remaining sugar. when batter looks shiny and stiff, very gradually fold in the sifted flour mixture and vanilla.
Pour batter into a 9\" angel food cake pan and bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce heat again to 300 and bake until cake is done, about 1 hour, total. Remove from oven, turn upside down to cool. when cold, Remove from pan and frost or leave plain.
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