Deep-Chocolate Torte with Coffee Buttercream

INGREDIENTS:

6 lg Prunes
- pitted
3 lg Egg whites
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
18 tb Flour, all-purpose
3/4 c Sugar, granulated
1/2 c Cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 tb Sugar, powdered

Preheat oven to 350F. Line 12 2-3/4" muffin cups with paper liners. In food processor, puree prunes and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Scrape puree into large bowl. With electric mixer, beat together prune puree and 1/2 cup water. Add egg whites and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined. Stir in remaining ingredients; mix completely. Spoon batter evenly into prepared cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pan; cool on rack. Sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar.

Weight Watcher Exchanges: 1/2 Bread, 80 Optional Calories.

Nutritional Analysis per serving: 122 calories, 3 g. protein, 28 g. carbohydrate, 1 g. fat, 130 mg. sodium, 0 mg. cholesterol.

Calories from fat: 7%

Original recipe from Weight Watchers magazine, March 1993. Conversion and additional nutritional analysis by Rick Weissgerber [GEnie D.WEISSGERBE]