cooking cake?

Question

what is the reciepe for the cake where its sponge is white like you see in the supermarkets for birthdys etc.?

Answer 1

It is an angel food cake. Takes lots of egg whites.

Here is a recipe from about.com

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/3 cups egg whites (takes approximately 10 large eggs)
1 1/3 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, put through sifter twice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cake flour, sifted before measuring

PREPARATION:
Beat egg whites; add cream of tartar and salt when eggs are frothy. Continue beating until egg whites stand in peaks. Gradually beat in 1 cup of granulated sugar. Fold in vanilla. Sift the sifted and measured flour three more times; mix with remaining 1/2 cup of sugar.

Fold flour mixture gently into batter until well incorporated.
Pour angel food cake batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325° for 55 to 65 minutes. Remove from oven and invert pan (turn upside down, cake and all) until angel food cake is entirely cooled.

Makes one 10-inch Angel Food Cake.


There is also a betty crocker mix that is sold with the cake mixes in most stores. I always use the mix