Chocolate Angel Food Cake

Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking and Serious Eats.

Angel food · Chocolate · American

This follows the classic angel food method, with 30g of the flour swapped for cocoa and a coffee-cocoa paste folded into the meringue for a deeper chocolate flavour.

Prep25 min
Cook40 min
Total1 h 5 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving160 kcal
ServingsMakes 12
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 3.2 g protein per 100 kcal, about 13% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low fat: 1.5 g fat per 100 g (limit ≤ 3 g)
  • Low saturated fat: 0.7 g saturated fat per 100 g, 1.7% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 45 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

25 g per serving

50 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 100 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • 25 cm two-piece tube (angel food) tin, ungreased and unlined
  • fine sieve
  • stand mixer or electric hand whisk
  • large spatula
  • wire rack or glass bottle for cooling upside down
  • serrated knife

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy160 kcal
Protein5.1 g
Carbohydrate35.3 g
of which sugars26.4 g
of which free sugars25 g
Fat0.7 g
of which saturates0.3 g
Fibre1.7 g
Salt0.26 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.2 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values