Chocolate Angel Food Layer Cake - sugar

Method

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Position oven rack in bottom third of oven.
• Line bottoms of two 9 inch heart-shape cake pans with waxed paper.
• Sift 1/2 cup sugar, flour, cocoa powder and salt onto clean sheet of waxed paper.
• Beat whites in bowl at medium speed until foamy.
• Add cream of tartar, vanilla.
• Beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form.
• Sift half of flour mixture over egg whites.
• Fold in with rubber spatula just until incorporated.
• Repeat with remaining flour mixture.
• Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Smooth tops.
• Bake in preheated 350F (180C).
• oven for 20 minutes or until cake springs back when gently pressed with fingertip and sides of cake just begin to pull away from pan.
• Invert pans onto wire racks.