Espresso Cake
- 2/3 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup raw cane sugar (Turbinado)
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pureed prunes or unsweetened applesauce
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup coffee
- Accompaniment: fat-free frozen yogurt or raspberry sauce and powdered sugar.
- Preheat the oven 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray and dust with additional cocoa powder, set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flours, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the prune puree, egg whites, vanilla, and coffee.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and pour into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the cake and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cut into 14 wedges to serve.
- Per-serving: Calories 80; Protein 3g; Total Fat 0.5g; Saturated Fat 0g; Carbohydrates 18g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 105mg
wholewheat pastry flour, flour, cane sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, prunes, egg whites, vanilla, coffee
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/espresso-cake-recipe.html (may not work)