Some of the most popular coffee dessert recipes are cakes, and some are simple variations of traditional favorites, while others are more complicated and original creations. One low fat and delicious coffee-infused cake recipe is Coffee Angel Food Cake. In addition to being tasty and low fat, this recipe is also incredibly simple to prepare. To make it, you will need the following: · 1 Tbsp Instant Coffee · 1 ½ Cups Confectioner's Sugar · 2 Tbsp HOT Water · 1 ¼ Cups Sugar · 1 Cup normal Cake Flour · 12 egg whites · 1 1/2 Teaspoon bottled Cream Of Tartar · 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract · 1/2 Teaspoon Salt · 3 additional Tbsp instant coffee · 10-inch standard tube pan First, you want to bring the temperature of the oven up to 375F; Next you are going to mix together by sifting the flour with the confection sugar in a large mixing bowl. In a second large bowl, mix egg whites, instant coffee, the tartar cream with the ½ tsp of salt. Continue this until you see the formation of soft peaks, then mix in vanilla. Continue to mix with your electric hand mixer at the highest level the sugar should then be added . , (no more than 2 Tbsp at a time). Then, mix until sugar crystals are completely dissolved and stiff, firm peaks have formed. Finally, simply fold the flour mixture into the sugar mixture, gently and just until blended (for the best possible results, do not over mix. This will cause your cake to be dry and tough.) You will need a tube pan that is the standard 10 inch. Do not grease this pan and pour in the batter. For about 35 to 40 minutes you will need to bake it. Then remove from the over and let cool completely. No Take the additional 3 Tbsp of instant coffee and dissolve it in hot water , slowly add the confect. sugar stirring until its smooth and this will be your icing. . You can spread the smooth icing on your cooled cake and serve. This is just one of the hundreds of coffee dessert recipes that you and your family may enjoy; you can find many more online, or you can purchase a comprehensive coffee dessert recipe book at your local bookseller or a local department store. Additionally, coffee dessert recipes are generally extremely easy to modify to fit your or your family's personal tastes. For example, you may want to try using decaf coffee if you are concerned about the caffeine content in regular coffee (just be aware that many people feel that decaffeinated coffee has a noticeably different flavor than regular coffee, so if you use decaf you may notice flavor variations.) Or, you may wish to try utilizing a flavored instant coffee, such as cinnamon or hazelnut, to give your Coffee Angel Food Cake a distinctive and unique flavor.
