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A tall, airy angel food cake topped with pastel pink whipped cream and mini chocolate eggs.
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Easter Angel Food Cake

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 210kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups egg whites, room temperature (approx. 10-12 large eggs)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon sal t
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped with pastel food coloring
  • 1/2 cup candy -coated mini chocolate eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Ensure a 10-inch tube pan is clean and dry; do not grease the pan.
  • Sift the cake flour and 3/4 cup of the sugar together twice to ensure lightness.
  • In a large bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
  • Add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar gradually, one tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.
  • Fold in the vanilla and almond extracts gently.
  • Sift the flour-sugar mixture over the egg whites in four additions, folding gently with a spatula after each addition until just incorporated.
  • Spoon the batter into the tube pan and run a knife through the batter to remove large air pockets.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the top springs back when touched and is golden brown.
  • Invert the pan immediately over a wire rack or the neck of a bottle and let the cake cool completely for at least 90 minutes.
  • Carefully run a thin knife around the edges to release the cake, then frost with pastel whipped cream and decorate with mini chocolate eggs.