Espresso Cake

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

  1. 1
    Accompaniment: fat-free frozen yogurt or raspberry sauce and powdered sugar.
  2. 2
    Preheat the oven 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray and dust with additional cocoa powder, set aside.
  3. 3
    In a medium bowl, combine the flours, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  4. 4
    In another bowl, combine the prune puree, egg whites, vanilla, and coffee.
  5. 5
    Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and pour into the prepared cake pan.
  6. 6
    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
  7. 7
    Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Run a knife around the edge of the cake and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. 9
    Cut into 14 wedges to serve.
  10. 10
    Per-serving: Calories 80; Protein 3g; Total Fat 0.5g; Saturated Fat 0g; Carbohydrates 18g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 105mg

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