Atkins Chocolate Recipes

Ingredients:

1 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp decaffeinated espresso powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp chocolate extract
1 1/4 cup Atkins Bake Mix
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup pecans, toasted, and
finely ground
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
24 packets sugar substitute
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup raspberries, for garnish
Mint leaves, for garnish
Chocolate Mint Mousse, (see recipe)

Instructions:

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease two 8-inch cake pans, dust with cocoa.
In a small saucepan over medium heat combine cream and espresso. Cook,
stirring occasionally, until espresso dissolves. Cool slightly; stir in
vanilla and chocolate extracts.

In a medium bowl, whisk bake mix, cocoa, pecans, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium, beat butter until
fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. Add dry mixture one third at a time, beating just until
combined. Beat in espresso cream mixture.

In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until almost stiff; add sugar substitute.
Whip until stiff. In three additions, fold egg whites into chocolate
mixture, until thoroughly combined. Divide batter in prepared pans; smooth
tops. Bake 20 minutes or until cake spring backs when lightly touched in
the middle. Cool in pans on racks 5 minutes; invert onto racks to cool
completely.

Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 1/2 mousse filling,
leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with remaining cake layer and mousse.
Garnish with raspberries and mint leaves.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Carbohydrates: 14.3 grams
Net Carbs: 9.9 grams
Fiber: 4.4 grams
Protein: 12.5 grams
Fat: 60.9 grams
Calories: 689

Description:
"This recipe looks lengthy, but is not hard. You may bake and freeze the
cake layers up to five days ahead, and assemble cake just before serving."
Source:
"Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"06-24-2003 by Joe Comiskey - Mad's Recipe Emporium"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 423 Calories; 41g Fat (86.4%
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 196mg
Cholesterol; 251mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0
Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 8 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 8