Prepare a light and fulfilling dessert with this delicious Chocolate Angel Food Cake recipe. It is the perfect dessert to serve for birthday parties and other special occasions.
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When you are in the mood for a light and tasty cake that will satisfy your craving for something sweet, this Chocolate Angel Food Cake is a must-have. It does not take long to bake the cake. Most importantly, you can put anything you want on top of it to customize it to your liking.
When you are in the mood for a light and tasty cake that will satisfy your craving for something sweet, this Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting is a must-have.
It does not take long to bake the cake. Most importantly, you can put anything you want on top of it to customize it to your liking.
Be sure to try this Classic Angel Food Cake and Lemon Angel Food Cake too.
Why You’ll Love this Easy Chocolate Angel Food Cake Recipe:
- Simple ingredients – You do not need a bunch of fancy ingredients to make this cake from scratch.
- Freezer friendly – The cake tastes delicious when fresh out of the oven, but you can also store it in the fridge or freezer to keep it fresh.
- Topping friendly – You can add a whipped topping to it, along with other tasty ingredients, such as fresh fruit.
How to Make Chocolate Angel Food Cake from Scratch
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Mix your egg whites in a bowl to create a foam.
- Add your cream of tartar and salt and continue whipping at a slow pace.
- Add your sugar and let it dissolve.
- Add your cake flour to a bowl with the powdered sugar and cocoa.
- Begin adding vanilla extract into the bowl with the egg whites.
- Once it reaches a stiff peak, you can toss in your cake flour mixture.
- Use a spatula to fold the ingredients into one another.
- Pour the mixture into an ungreased cake pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and place upside down on a cooling rack.
You can use any cocoa powder you prefer, as long as it is unsweetened. Use natural cocoa powder for a more natural taste, and use Dutch-process cocoa powder for a smoother taste.
You will have 12 egg yolks leftover. If you do not want them to go to waste, use them to prepare other recipes, such as Egg Yolk Cookies and Twelve Yolk Pound Cake, both of which are sweet and decadent treats.
Top your Chocolate Angel Food Cake with a whipped topping. You may want to use chocolate or vanilla whipped cream. Once you add the whipped topping, spread sliced strawberries, raspberries, and even blueberries on top. You can even pour some sprinkles over the whipped topping.
The Angel Food Cake has a soft, light texture that makes it melt in your mouth. It is soft and easy to crumble.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Make a homemade whipped topping for your cake using heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Check your strawberries before adding them to the cake. They can get mold on them quickly, and you do not want them to ruin the cake.
- Consider trying other great toppings on your cake, such as a caramel drizzle or hot fudge.
Chocolate Angel Food Cake is a light and airy cake that can accommodate almost any topping.
Chocolate whipped cream would make a great addition to this cake, or just plain whipped cream. Serve it with fresh strawberries and enjoy this spongy chocolate cake.
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Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 12 egg whites 420 grams
- ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar 3 grams
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt 5 grams
- 1⅛ cups granulated sugar 225 grams
- ¾ cups cake flour 90 grams, see note
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar 141 grams
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 42 grams
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting click for recipe
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the egg whites in the clean bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Begin whipping the egg whites on low speed. After about 2 minutes, a microfoam will begin to form. Once a microfoam has formed, sprinkle in the cream of tartar and salt and continue whipping on low. After about 1½ minutes, the egg whites will have slightly increased in volume and faint whisk lines will become visible in the egg white foam. While the mixer is running, slowly stream in the sugar, giving it time to dissolve.12 egg whites, 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar, 1⅛ cups granulated sugar
- Once the sugar is completely incorporated, increase the mixer speed to high and whisk to stiff peaks. This will take anywhere from 12-20 minutes depending on the humidity. Do not increase speed higher than 4. This constant, slow speed creates a steady, stiff meringue that will not fall. Do not rush this part. Whipping your meringue at a higher speed will still give you a stiff meringue but it will not be as dense and will have the tendency to fall or get way too soft when adding the flour mixture.
- While the meringue is whipping: In a medium-sized bowl, sift the cake flour, powdered sugar, and cocoa together. Sifting them together aerates the mixture which will help in the even texture of the cake. If there are any large chunks of powdered sugar left in the sieve, discard them. Set aside until the meringue is done.¾ cups cake flour, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1¼ cups powdered sugar
- After about 12-13 minutes of whipping, the egg whites you should have soft peaks. With the mixer still going, add in the vanilla extract. Continue whipping the egg whites for about 8 more minutes, or until very stiff peaks have formed. After 18 minutes of the meringue whipping, stop and check it about every 45 seconds by pushing the whisk through and pulling up. If when you pull the whisk out of the meringue and your peak falls over slightly, it is not stiff enough. A good meringue will have stiff peaks as well as some noticeable resistance when the whisk is pushed through it. Once you have reached stiff peaks, do not keep whipping, as the meringue can be overwhipped and get soft and can no longer be whipped back stiff. If that happens, start over. Do not let your meringue sit for more than a couple of minutes before adding in your flour mixture as it will start to deflate.1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Add in the flour, powdered sugar, and cocoa mixture to the meringue. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold them together until they are homogeneous. Using a rubber spatula is ideal as it scrapes the sides of the bowl well. Be sure that you scrape the bottom of the bowl as well as the sides, as flour tends to set down there and not get incorporated. Take care not to deflate the meringue.
- Carefully pour the batter into an ungreased angel food cake tube pan and spread evenly throughout. It is important that you do not grease this pan as any oil will deflate the meringue. The cake will cling to the sides and rise as it is supposed to.
- Place into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or the cake begins to pull away from the sides and it springs back when touched. Once baked, remove from the oven and place upside down onto a cooling rack, plate or cake stand. Allow to cool for about 1 hour. Carefully run a butter knife around the edges of the pan on both the outside edge and the inside tube. Remove the cake from the pan.
- Pipe on or cover your cake with chocolate whipped cream and strawberries for extra garnish. Serve and enjoy!Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
Notes
- Flour: If you don’t have cake flour, make your own. Measure 1 cup of all-purpose flour. Remove 2 tablespoons from the cup, then add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. Whisk together and sift well before using.
- Make a homemade whipped topping for your cake using heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Check your strawberries before adding them to the cake. They can get mold on them quickly, and you do not want them to ruin the cake.
- Consider trying other great toppings on your cake, such as a caramel drizzle or hot fudge.
- Nutritional information does not include the chocolate whipped cream frosting (click to see the recipe for nutritional information).
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