Dessert: Seattle Cappuccino Angel Food Cake

A fabulous no-fat ending for a rich Thanksgiving menu.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Seattle Cappuccino Angel Food Cake

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 c. cake flour (not self-rising)
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1.67 c. egg whites
4 tsp. instant espresso coffee powder
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt
.63 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 c. sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On waxed paper, mix flour and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; set aside.
In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites, instant espresso-coffee powder, cream of tartar, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until soft peaks form; beat in vanilla. Beating at high speed, sprinkle in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating mixture until sugar completely dissolves and egg whites stand in stiff, glossy peaks.
Sift flour mixture over egg whites, one-third at a time, folding in with rubber spatula after each addition, just until flour disappears.
Spoon batter into ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake cake 35 to 40 minutes, until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Invert cake in pan on funnel or bottle; cool completely in pan.
With metal spatula, carefully loosen cake from pan; place on cake plate. In cup, mix remaining 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar with 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over top of cake.

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