Light As a Feather Cake

Separate eggs, placing whites in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle cream of tartar on egg whites and beat on high until soft peaks form.

Slowly add in 1/2 cup of the sugar until whites are stiff but not dry.

In a medium sized bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together.

Make a well in the sifted ingredients and add oil, egg yolks, water, and extract. Beat until smooth.

Fold egg yolk mixture gradually into beaten egg whites. Pour batter into ungreased angel food cake pan.

Bake at 350F for 45 min or until cake is golden and springs back when touched.with a finger. Cool upside down by balancing the inside ring of the pan on a bottle or funnel (if your pan doesn't have cooling legs).