Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Berries

Angel food cake rises to new heights with this chocolate-rich recipe. For an added treat, drizzle with melted chocolate or caramel sauce.

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

10 egg whites, at room temperature

1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups assorted fresh berries

confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Sift the flour, 1/2 cup of the sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon into a medium bowl.

3. Place the egg whites in a large bowl. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla extract. Continue beating until stiff peaks form.

4. Fold in the flour mixture 1 cup at a time, just until blended Place in a 10" tube pan, spreading evenly and deflating any large air pockets with a knife.

5. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool upside down on a bottle neck for 40 minutes. Turn right side up and run a knife around the rim of the cake to loosen it from the sides. Remove the cake from the pan and place on a rack to cool completely.

6. To serve, top the cake with the berries and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Facts per serving

Calories 136.8

Fat 0.5 G

Saturate Fat 0.2 G

Cholesterol 0 MG

Sodium 47.2 MG

Carbohydrates 29.1 G

Total Sugars 18.7 G

Dietary Fiber 1.8 G

Protein 4.8 G

I found this recipe at Prevention magazine online. Not too high in calories, the fat is under 1 gram! Four grams of protein and almost 2 grams of fiber. Not bad! One I'd be trying if I could find someone to share it with. Since it's just me, I don't like to have too much in the way of sweets around the house. My resolve isn't too good these days.