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Title: Ultralight Chocolate Cake
Categories: Cake Jewish Ethnic
Yield: 6 Servings

8 Egg whites
1/2cUnsweetened cocoa powder
1cSugar
3tbVegetable oil, plus extra for the pan
2tbCold brewed coffee
1/4tsVanilla extract
1 Grated rind of small orange
1/2cWhole almonds, toasted and finely ground
2tbFlour, + extra for the pan
2tbConfectioners' sugar
1cFresh berries

From "Little Meals" by Rozanne Gold (Villard Books, 1993).

Preheat oven to 350'F. Beat 6 of the egg whites until stiff. Set aside.

In medium bowl, combine cocoa with sugar, oil, remaining 2 egg whites, coffee, vanilla extract and orange rind. Mix ground almonds with flour and then add to cocoa mixture. Stir well. Add 1/3 of the beaten egg whites. Mix with rubber spatula. Then fold in the remainder of the beaten egg whites. Pour into an oiled and floured 8*" springform pan.

Bake for 25 minutes at 350'F. (Be careful not to overbake.) Remove from oven and allow cake to sit for 10 minutes before removing from springform pan. Cool completely. Put dolly (or stencil of your choice) on top of cake. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, then remove dolly carefully, leaving lace design. Serve with fresh berries on the side.

Make 6 little desserts. Per serving: 335 calories, 12 grams protein, 42 grams carbohydrates, 15 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 79 milligrams sodium.

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