Jefferson County Recipe of the Day: Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Pineapple Angel Food Cake – A healthy choice dessert!

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

Ingredients

6 egg whites
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder

Directions

~Preheat oven at 325°.

~Beat egg whites with salt to moist, glossy peaks. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup sugar.

~In another bowl, beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar until thick. Add lemon and pineapple juices and beat until sugar is dissolved.

~Sift together the flour and baking powder. Slowly beat into egg yolk mixture until well blended. Fold in egg whites. Bake in an ungreased 10-inch tube pan for approximately 1 hour.

~Invert to cool.

~Frost with your favorite, fluffy frosting and garnish with coconut and maraschino cherries.