Chocolate Angel Food Cake With Chocolate Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar (if not available or you just want to make your own, put granulated sugar into blender and whirl unti)
• 3/4 cup cake flour
• 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa
• 2 cups egg whites (about 16 large)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chips or small pieces
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 place rack in center of oven and 15 minutes before baking, preheat to 375°.
• 2 divide sugar in half.
• 3 sift one half 3 times.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 sift the other half of sugar with the flour and cocoa 3 times.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 put egg whites in 4 quart grease-free bowl and beat on low speed with electric mixer until foamy.
• 8 add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt and increase speed to medium.
• 9 add the 3/4 cup sugar, one t at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 10 continue beating on medium until whites have increased their volume fivefold and hold their shape but are still shiny and moist.
• 11 gently and thoroughly fold in flour mixture, by thirds.
• 12 pour into ungreased 10" tube pan.
• 13 smooth the surface and cut through batter 5 or 6 times with a rubber spatula to break large air pockets.
• 14 bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 15 invert over a narrow-necked bottle and allow to cool.
• 16 when completely cooled use a knife to loosen it from the side of the pan and turn out on wire rack.
• 17 drizzle chocolate glaze over top and allow to run down sides of cake.
• 18 chocolate glaze: combine chocolate, butter and water in bowl and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring once a minute until smooth.