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Mobjoe
 
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"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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> "Mobjoe" > wrote in message
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> > My wife has tried three times to bake an angle food cake and when she

> turns
> > the pan over the cake collapses about 3 inches. She is using a cake pan

> that
> > the bottom comes out.
> > Tia
> > Mobjoe

>
> How is the texture of the cake? If it is wet, then the cake wasn't baked
> enough. How was it cooled? Angel food cake should be cooled with the pan
> inverted. If it is thoroughly baked and cooled in an inverted position, I
> don't see how it could collapse. It would help if you posted the recipe.
> Also, make sure the pan is NOT greased.
>
> Foam cakes are rather technique sensitive. You have to whip the whites to
> the proper stage and no more. The equipment has to be free of grease.

The
> eggs have to be stabilized by using a copper bowl or more frequently an

acid
> like cream of tartar. The sugar should be added to the whites slowly.

You
> have to be very careful when you fold in the dry ingredients. Still, if

the
> cake had good volume when it went into the oven and after it came out,

only
> to collapse later, then I think it is underbaked and maybe not properly
> cooled.
>
>

Here is the recipe
1 1/2 C egg whites
1 1/4 Teas. cream of tartar
1 teas. salt
Beat until very stiff

I c plain sugar (sifted)
Gently fold in

1 C flour
1 1/2 C powdered sugar (sift together)
1 1/4 teas. vanilla
1 1/4 almond extract
Add

Bake at 350 for 35- 40 minutes. Turn pan upside down and let cool

Tia
Mobjoe