Ingredients
- Sift:
- 1 3/4 cups 10x sugar
- 1 cup cake flour
- Beat Till Foamy:
- 1 2/3 cups egg white (12-14 eggs)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- Add:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Icing:
- 2 pounds 10x sugar
- 1/4 cup Crisco
- 1/2 cup milk
Beat till stiff peaks form, while slowly adding 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar. Gently fold egg whites into sifted flour mixture. Bake approximately 45 minutes at 375°. Invert until completely cool.
Beat until creamy. Add flavorings to taste (vanilla extract and strawberry extract). Top with homemade whole strawberry jam. Decorate with lime peel and fresh strawberries.
Directions
Lucinda Donough of Port Royal, Pa., took first place out of a record-breaking 68 entries to win $500 in the Angel Food Cake Contest Jan. 10 at the 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Donough?s winning recipe is as follows: