Chocolate Angel Food Cake is a light and fluffy chocolate cake. Perfect with summer strawberries and fresh whipped cream!
As a food blogger I hardly ever make the same thing twice.
It’s exciting and it’s fun but sometimes I just run out of things to make. When that happens my favorite way to find inspiration is to browse the food photography sites like Foodgawker or Tastespotting.
I tell you this because I saw a chocolate angel food cake on one of those recently. I saw it and thought, “Eww, why would you mess up angel food cake with chocolate?!”
Fast forward a week or so – I had a bunch of strawberries and all I could think about was making strawberry shortcakes with that cake!
The cake was fantastic! The cake was so light and the chocolate, while it was obviously there, was not overpowering at all. I didn’t even make shortcakes because the cake was perfect on it’s own.
Ingredients
- Cake flour – you want to use cake flour because it contains less protein than all-purpose flour which means it does not produce as much gluten and will give you a lighter, airy cake.
- Cocoa powder
- Powdered sugar
- Egg whites – the recipe calls for 1 ½ cups of egg whites and that ended up being 11 eggs for me. You may need more or less depending on the size of your eggs.
- Cream of tartar – this helps to stabilize the egg whites which helps the cake maintain it’s height and fluffy texture.
- Salt – just a tiny bit to help all the other flavors stand out.
- Vanilla
- Sugar
How To Make Chocolate Angel Food Cake?
- Prep. Triple-sift cake flour, cocoa, and powdered sugar.
- Beat egg whites. Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla. Beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar beating until meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Add dry ingredients. Sift flour-sugar mixture over the meringue and fold in gently just until the flour-sugar mixture disappears.
- Transfer. Place batter into an ungreased tube pan. Gently cut through batter with a knife to break up any air pockets.
- Bake. Bake at 375F for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool. Invert until cool.
How Long Is It Good For?
Chocolate angel food cake will be good for up to 5 days. Make sure to store it in an airtight cake container at room temperature.
Can You Freeze It?
You can freeze angel food cake for up to 3 months. I would slice whatever leftover cake you have and wrap them individually in plastic wrap and then place all of them in a freezer ziploc bag. That way you can take out one piece when you just need a little sweet treat.
When you are ready to enjoy it, let it sit at room temperature for a few hours until defrosted.
Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cake flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups egg whites (I used 11)
- 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Set aside a 10 x 4-inch tube cake pan; do not grease.
- Triple-sift cake flour, cocoa, and powdered sugar. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla. Beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar beating until meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Sift flour-sugar mixture over the meringue and fold in gently just until the flour-sugar mixture disappears.
- Place batter into tube pan. Gently cut through batter with a knife to break up any air pockets. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Invert until cool.
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Breige says
That looks so light and fluffy and delicious!
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Kristen @ Change of Pace says
My husband and I are making dinner for my mom and his mom on Sunday. I got a recipe for regular angel food cake and was going to make it…. However…. yours looks sooo much better! And so unique! I’ll let you know how it goes for me :)