Espresso-Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cake impresses

FALLBROOK – Entrées might be the focal point of a meal, but dessert provides the final impression people will have after sitting down to break bread together.

Home cooks who want their guests to leave the dinner table patting their bellies in appreciation of a fine dessert can try the following recipe for "Espresso-Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cake" from Emily Luchetti's "Classic Stars Desserts" (Chronicle Books).

Espresso-Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cake

Serves 10 to 12

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons instant espresso powder

1 1/3 cups cake flour, sifted

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

1 3/4 cups (about 12 larg...