Description
This Light Funfetti Angel Food Cake is the ultimate easy recipe for birthday parties, brunch tables, or when you need a quick dessert that still makes people smile. With its cloud-like texture, soft vanilla flavor, and bright rainbow sprinkles baked right in, it’s a healthier and lighter take on traditional celebration cakes. Perfect for anyone looking for a fun, low-fat, and crowd-pleasing option for dessert. Whether you’re searching for quick breakfast ideas, party food ideas, or a healthy snack with a colorful twist, this cake checks all the boxes.
Ingredients
1 cup cake flour
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar, divided
12 large egg whites, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup rainbow jimmies (sprinkles)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Do not grease a tube pan.
2. Sift cake flour and 3/4 cup sugar together three times.
3. In a large clean bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
4. Add cream of tartar and salt; continue beating until soft peaks form.
5. Gradually add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar while beating to stiff glossy peaks.
6. Add vanilla extract and beat briefly to incorporate.
7. Sift flour mixture over egg whites in 3 batches, gently folding after each.
8. Add sprinkles and fold gently until just mixed in.
9. Spoon batter into ungreased tube pan and smooth the top.
10. Bake 35–40 minutes until golden and springy.
11. Invert pan immediately and cool upside down for at least 1 hour.
12. Run a knife around edges to release. Frost if desired and top with more sprinkles.
Notes
Only use fresh egg whites for maximum volume—carton egg whites won’t whip the same.
Avoid over-mixing when folding in the flour and sprinkles, or your cake will deflate.
Don’t grease the pan; the cake needs to cling to rise properly.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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