Espresso Cake

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Espresso Cake
Oprah Magazine

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 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sweetened applesauce or pureed dried plums
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup brewed coffee , cooled

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; spray paper. Dust bottom and side of pan with cocoa powder, tapping out excess; set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flours, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In another bowl, combine applesauce, egg whites, vanilla and coffee. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and pour into prepared pan.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake and invert onto a wire rack; peel off waxed paper. Invert again onto rack to cool completely. Serve with frozen yogurt, if desired.

Nutritional Info:
97 calories
1 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat
0 mg of cholesterol
120 mg sodium
23 grams carbohydrate
3 grams protein