1. Sift cake flour and 1.25 cups of powdered sugar together in a small bowl. S et aside.
2. Place room temperature egg whites, espresso, cream of tartar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
3. Add vanilla and continue beating. Gradually incorporate granulated sugar, a few tablespoons at a time so that sugar can dissolve.
4. Keep beating at high speed until egg whites form stiff peaks; carefully fold in flour mixture.
5. Spoon batter into an ungreased 25 cm tube pan. Bake in a preheated 375 deg ree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan and cool completely.
6. Loosen cake from sides of pan with a narrow metal spatula.
Icing: 1. Mix espresso powder and 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder into hot water unt il dissolved. Stir in 1.5 cups of powdered sugar.
2. Drizzle icing over cake; sprinkle with remaining cocoa powder.
[12 servings 220 calories per serving; 0.1 gram of fat; trace of saturated fat; 0 cholesterol]
American Dietetic Association Nutrition Fact Sheets http://www.eatright.org/ From the files of Kitpath [phannema@wizard.ucr.edu]