Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Chocolate Cake Recipe
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The secret to making this moist chocolate cake recipe with only 3 tablespoons of oil is pudding mix, yogurt and applesauce - you won't believe it's light!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar (or monk fruit sweetener)
- 3 tbsp avocado oil (or coconut oil)
- 4 ounces applesauce unsweetened
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg white
- 1 cup coffee hot brewed
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk fat-free
- 2 cups cake flour (not self rising (gluten-free flour see notes*))
- 1 .9 oz package chocolate pudding mix I did not use sugar free, but you can, instant
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt plain, fat-free
- Cooking spray oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly spray and flour your cake pan.
- Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl combine flour, dry chocolate pudding mix, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
- Wet Ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine HOT coffee with the cocoa powder until it dissolves. Slowly add milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Mix: In a stand mixer on low speed combine the sugar and oil; mix to combine well.
- Add the applesauce until mixed through. Then add eggs and egg whites until incorporated.
- Starting with the dry ingredients, slowly add a little of the dry, then a little of the wet ingredients, alternating between wet and dry until all the ingredients are mixed in.
- Last step is to add the Greek yogurt and just stir to combine.
- Pour into the cake pan and transfer to oven.
- Depending on the pan you use, (I used a 13 x 9-inch pan) bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cupcakes will be closer to 25-30 minutes.
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Notes
- I made this in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan and used a heart cookie cutter to cut out hearts, but you can make this into 24 cupcakes, a bundt cake or 2 rounds.
- Totally optional, but you can drizzle it with chocolate syrup and serve topped with raspberries, if desired.
- *I tested this out with King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure flour and it worked great. The only change was to bake the cake about 45 minutes.
- Hope you enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
2.5 x 2.25 inch slice
Calories
163kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Cholesterol
9.5mg
(3%)
Sodium
335mg
(14%)
Fiber
1.5g
(6%)
Sugar
19.5g
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2.5 x 2.25 inch slice | |
| Calories | 163kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 9.5mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 335mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 6% |
| Sugar | 19.5g | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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