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Healthy Eating Series: Chocolate Angel Food Cake w/ Fruit & Maple Yogurt

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 egg whites (or 1 1/2 cups prepackaged egg whites

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups fresh strawberries

4 cups fresh raspberries

1/4 cup peach nectar

1 tablespoon honey

1 cup plain lowfat yogurt

2 tablespoons maple syrup

PREPARATION

Transfer the oven rack to the lowest level. Preheat oven to 325°F. Sift 1 cup sugar with flour, cocoa, and salt; set aside. Using an electric mixer set at medium-high speed, whip egg whites, lemon juice, and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl until peaks form. Set mixer to high speed and whip in remaining 1/2 cup sugar until semistiff peaks form (do not overbeat). With a plastic spatula, slowly fold in the remaining dry ingredients, 1/4 cup at a time, until flour mix disappears. Scoop batter into a 10" ungreased tube pan and spread evenly. Bake until cake springs back when touched, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from oven, invert cake pan, and place upside down on a cooling rack. Thoroughly wash and dry berries. Combine berries, nectar, and honey in a small bowl. Mix slowly, being careful not to crush the berries. In a separate bowl, combine yogurt and syrup until blended. Remove cake gently from pan and cut into 8 slices. Serve each slice with fruit and a dollop of maple yogurt.

                                                            {Courtesy of Epicurious}                                                              

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