Coffee Cloud Cake
- 1 Tbsp. instant coffee
- 1 c. boiling water
- 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. double acting baking
- powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 6 egg whites and yolks,
- separated
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. finely chopped pecans or
- walnuts
- Stir coffee into water until dissolved. Cool. Heat
- oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. In
- large bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until mounds
- begin to form, then add 1/2 c. sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time,
- continuing to beat until very stiff and straight peaks are
- formed. Do not underbeat. In large bowl, beat egg yolks until
- blended. Gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar and vanilla. Now
- beat at high speed until thick and lemony colored. To this
- mixture, add flour mixture alternately with coffee. Fold in 1
- cup nuts. Fold in stiff egg whites, 1/4 at a time, using no
- more than 15 strokes each time. Pour into ungreased 10-inch
- tube pan. Bake 60 to 70 minutes.
instant coffee, boiling water, flour, double acting baking, salt, egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, vanilla, pecans, walnuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/coffee-cloud-cake-1214324 (may not work)