Ingredients
- 2 cups egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- 2
In a medium bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, cake flour, and cocoa.
- 3
Sift together 2 times, and set aside.
- 4
In a clean large bowl, whip egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar with an electric mixer on high speed until very stiff.
- 5
Fold in white sugar 2 tablespoons at a time while continuing to mix.
- 6
Fold in flour mixture, a little at a time, until fully incorporated.
- 7
Stir in vanilla.
- 8
Pour into a 10 inch tube pan.
- 9
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for approximately 1 hour, or until cake springs back when touched.· 60m