Holiday Angel Food Cake Recipe

HOLIDAY ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Ingredients:
1/4 c. well drained, chopped red maraschino cherries
1/4 c. well drained chopped green maraschino cherries
1 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
1 3/4 c. sifted sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. egg whites
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract

Cut maraschino cherries into small pieces and measure 1/4 c. of each. Drain on absorbent paper about 2 hours, changing paper once or twice. Sift cake flour and 3/4 c. sugar together 4 times. Beat egg whites and salt until foamy. Sprinkle cream of tartar over egg whites and continue beating until round points form. Fold in remaining sugar a little at a time. Add extract.

Gradually fold in sifted dry ingredients, being careful to fold thoroughly after each addition. Fold in cherries. Pour into 10" ungreased tube pan.

Bake at 275F. for 50 minutes. Increase heat to 325F. and bake another 10 minutes to brown or until done. Invert in pan and cool for 1 hour.