Low-Fat Chocolate Espresso Angel Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
    1 1/4 c. sugar
    1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    12 egg whites
    1 tsp. cream of tartar
    1 Tbsp. instant Espresso powder
    2 Tbsp. warm water
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
Preparation
    Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa and cinnamon 3 times; set aside.
    Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl at high speed until foamy.
    Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
    Sift flour mixture over egg white mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time.
    Fold gently after each addition.
    Combine Espresso powder and water.
    Fold Espresso mixture and vanilla into batter.
    Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan; spread evenly.
    Bake at 300\u00b0 for 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
    Remove pan from oven; invert and cool completely.
    Loosen cake from sides of pan, using a metal spatula.
    Sift powdered sugar over cake.

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