Recipe

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• 1 1/2 cups egg whites (10 to 12 large)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 cup sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup sugar

• 1 Bring egg whites to room temperature.
• 2 sift powdered sugar and flour together.
• 3 in a large bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed untill stiff peaks form (or tips stand straight)
• 4 sift about one-forth of the flour mixture over beaten egg whites; fold in gently
• 5 repeat; folding in remaining flour mixture by fourths.
• 6 pour into ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• 7 bake on lowest rack in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or till top springs back when lighty touched
• 8 immediately invert cake (leave in pan)
• 9 cool throroughly.
• 10 loosen sides of cake from pan; remove cake
• 11 frost if desired
• 12 enjoy