Espresso Cake
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 12 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups sugar granulated
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 3 teaspoons cocoa powder divided
- 2 tablespoons water hot
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Sift cake flour and 1 1/4 cups of powdered sugar together.
- Set aside.
- Place room temperature egg whites, espresso, cream of tartar.
- Beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
- Add vanilla and continue beating.
- Gradually incorporate granulated sugar, a few tablespoons at a time so that sugar can dissolve.
- Keep beating at high speed until egg whites form stiff peaks.
- Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake in a preheated 375F (190C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
- Invert pan and cool completely.
- Loosen cake from sides of pan with a narrow metal spatula.
- Ice with ingredients by combining them.
cake flour, powdered sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, vanilla, sugar, instant coffee, cocoa, water, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/espresso-cake-47583 (may not work)