*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
                            Espresso Cake (Ada)
 
 Recipe By     : ADA: Skim the Fat, a cookbook, 1995
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : American Diabetes Association    Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           cake flour
    1 1/4  cups          powdered sugar
   12      large         egg whites
    4      tablespoons   instant espresso granules
    1 1/2  teaspoons     cream of tartar
      1/4  teaspoon      salt
    1 1/2  teaspoons     vanilla extract
    1 1/4  cups          granulated sugar
                         ***MOCHA ICING***
    2      teaspoons     instant espresso powder
    3      teaspoons     cocoa powder -- divided
    2      tablespoons   hot water
    1 1/2  cups          powdered sugar
 
 1. Sift cake flour and 1 1/4 cups of powdered sugar together in a small bowl. S
 et aside.
 
 2. Place room temperature egg whites, espresso, cream of tartar, and salt in a 
 large mixing bowl. Beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
 
 3. Add vanilla and continue beating. Gradually incorporate granulated sugar, a 
 few tablespoons at a time so that sugar can dissolve.
 
 4. Keep beating at high speed until egg whites form stiff peaks; carefully fold
  in flour mixture.
 
 5. Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake in a preheated 375 deg
 ree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. 
 Invert pan and cool completely.
 
 6. Loosen cake from sides of pan with a narrow metal spatula.
 
 Icing: 1. Mix espresso powder and 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder into hot water unt
 il dissolved. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.
 
 2. Drizzle icing over cake; sprinkle with remaining cocoa powder.
 
 [12 servings 220 calories per serving; 0.1 gram of fat; trace of saturated fat;
  0 cholesterol]
 
 American Dietetic Association Nutrition Fact Sheets  http://www.eatright.org/
 
 From the files of Kitpath [phannema@wizard.ucr.edu]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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