“healthy” lemony angel food cake

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“healthy” lemony angel food cake

I have a confession. I gained weight during the holiday season. Like, can’t-fit-in-pretty-dresses type weight gain.  This is not okay. I’m determined to be a girl who can fit into pretty dresses. Or maybe I should just wear bigger dresses? Whatever. You get what I mean, right? So now I’m on a cliché “bad” food break. It’s gonna be hard. To ease myself into this tough transition, I figured baking a cake would be an awesome idea. Before you flip out and call me crazy, let me explain.  This cake is “healthy.”  It has NO butter. My normal self would typically have nothing to do with a cake without butter, but tight zippers and waistbands made me give this cake a chance. And guess what? Best idea #1 of 2011. Let’s talk cake details, shall we?! This cake has a whole lot of egg whites–12 to be exact–and good amount of lemon zest, which results in awesome lightness and a mouthful of zing. Me likeee. And since we’re all a little sleepy from the holiday hecticness, I’m happy to report that this cake is easy peasy to whip up and to top it all off, it’s a one-bowl-cake (sorta) so there’s …

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