Maple-Brown Sugar Angel Cake With Walnuts

== Description ==
Source: Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2004 - Cooking Light Magazine
Look for brown sugar that is granulated; it dissolves better in the batter. Otherwise sift brown sugar before using.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup sifted cake flour
* 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
* 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 12 large egg whites
* 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 teaspoon maple extract
* 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
* 3 tablespoons maple syrup
* 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 325°.
# To prepare cake, combine flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, and nutmeg; stir with a whisk.
# Place egg whites in a bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy. 
# Add cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form.
# Add 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until soft peaks form.
# Beat in extracts.
# Sift 1/4 cup flour mixture over egg white mixture; fold in. 
# Repeat with remaining flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time.
# Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, spreading evenly.
# Break air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife.
# Bake at 325° for 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
# Invert pan; cool completely.
# Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula.
# Invert cake onto a plate.
# To prepare topping, combine powdered sugar and maple syrup in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
# Drizzle sugar mixture over top of cake; sprinkle with walnuts.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
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