Name: Dark Angel Cake
Ingredients: 1/4 c + 2 tb sifted cake flour; 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/2 c + 3 tb sugar; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 1/2 c Egg whites; from 11-12 eggs, slightly below room temp; 1 1/2 ts Cream of tartar; 2 ts Vanilla

God delights to give His children “every good…and every perfect gift” (Jas. 1:17), but if the physical blessings we desire were always and immediately given at our request, God would become nothing more than a big slot machine in the sky, and our prayers would become meaningless tokens mechanically fed into an apparatus as a means to achieve our whims with which we have no relationship. God would receive no glory, and we would pray our souls into a black hole. Whether God answers our prayers with a “no” or “not yet” or “yes,” His goal is to draw us closer to Himself in a relationship so that we might view Him as our ultimate reward.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Cheesecakes, Bakery	12	To 16

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	+ 2 tb sifted cake flour
3/4	c	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2	c	+ 3 tb sugar
1/2	ts	Salt
1 1/2	c	Egg whites; from 11-12 eggs, slightly below room temp
1 1/2	ts	Cream of tartar
2	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325~. Resift cake flour with cocoa powder, 3/4 c sugar and
salt. In large bowl, beat egg whites on low speed 1 1/2 minutes, or until
frothy. Sprinkle cream of tartar over whites. Beat on medium speed until
white and foamy. Slowly add remaining sugar, beating 2 to 3 minutes, or
until soft (not stiff), smooth peaks form. Sprinkle one-third cocoa mixture
and vanilla over egg whites. Fold in with rubber spatula, keeping spatula
under surface of batter as you fold. Repeat two more times with remaining
cocoa mixture. Do not overfold. Pour into ungreased 9 or 10" tube pan. Bake
in lower third of oven about 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back
when touched and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove
from oven and invert tube pan on counter. Let cool in pan about 2 hours
before removing. Source: Cooking Right, TVFN. MM Waldine Van Geffen
vghc42a@prodigy.com.
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #181 by novmom@juno.com (Angela
Gilliland) on Aug 05, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Let Him therefore send and do what He will. By His grace, if we are His, we will face it, bow to it, accept it, and give thanks for it. God’s Providence is always executed in the ‘wisest manner’ possible. We are often unable to see and understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives, in the lives of others, or in the history of the world. But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing God. #Don Fortner”

What are some traits that mark an Olympian? 1. They have a “whatever-it-takes” attitude. They’ve made the decision to pay any price and bear any burden in the name of victory. 2. They have a plan to push forward when they encounter obstacles. They know facing adversity is part of being successful. 3. They have strict accountability. 4. They consider “very good” (or worse, “good enough”) to be “bad.” They are driven to perform at an elite level. 5. They set high goals for themselves. Motivation is keeping your eyes on the goal. 6. They are humble to know others can provide advice to make them better. 7. Levels of priorities are set and their life stays in-tune with those priorities. The same single-minded devotion expected from an Olympian is the same single-minded devotion our Savior expects from His followers. Yes, the fruit of sacrifice and self-denial will be different. Yes, the goals and rewards are different. And yes, the source of strength is different. However, the traits that mark an Olympian that I mentioned earlier could also apply to the traits that mark a disciple of Jesus Christ. If anything, we should be more motivated (see 1 Cor. 9:24-27a).

Randy Smith