Angel Food Cake

It has been a wonderful Mother's Day so far!!  Mother's Day and Father and Son camp out weekends are the very best.  I decided to post my favorite cake.  Which is Angel Food cake!!!!!  Topped with fresh strawberries.  I am so lucky to live in an area that grows tons of strawberries.  I got this recipe from McCalls Cooking School, but I changed it so I  guess it is mine now.    I wish all a great Mother's Day!!!\\

 2 c. egg whites( room temperature)
 1/2 t. salt
 1 1/2 t. cream of tarter

 At medium speed beat whites with salt and cream of tartar just till soft peaks form when beater is raised.   Do not over beat.gradually beat in 1 c. of the sugar   (1/4 c. at a time) beat till stiff peaks form when beaters are slowly raised, fold in vanilla and orange rind.

 1 3/4 c. sugar
1  1/2 t. vanilla
1 T. grated orange rind 

1 1/4 c. cake flour

Sift  flour and the rest of the sugar (3/4 c.) together.  Sprinkle 1/4 of the four mixture over whites and fold in using an under and over motion gently fold flour mixture into whites rotating bowl a quarter turn after each stroke, folding just till flour mixture disappears..  Continue folding in flour mixture, one fourth at a time till all the flour mixture in folded in.   Put batter in a 10 inch tube pan.  With knife cut through batter twice to remove any large air bubbles.  Spread evenly, to smooth the top.  Bake on lowest rack in a 376 oven for 30-35 min or till top springs back when gently pressed with fingers.  Invert pan over neck of bottle to cool completely.