Lazy Man's Chocolate Cake
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp whole-wheat pastry flour (regular whole-wheat flour works too)1/2 cup granulated sugar1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt1/2 cup skim milk1 tbsp lemon juice1 large egg, lightly beaten2 tbsp canola oil1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup hot strong black coffee
Preheat oven to 350F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with a circle of wax paper.
Poor out 1 cup of skim milk and add 1 tbsp lemon juice. Stir and set aside.
Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add milk and lemon juice mixture, brown sugar, egg, oil, and vanilla. Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2min. Add hot coffee and beat to blend (the batter will be pretty thick). Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake the cake until a toothpick in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on wire racj for 10 min, remove from the pan, peel off the wax paper and let cool completely.
To serve either dust with powdered sugar or make a quick chocolate ganache using bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream and instant coffee.
Serving Size: Makes 12 servings
Poor out 1 cup of skim milk and add 1 tbsp lemon juice. Stir and set aside.
Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add milk and lemon juice mixture, brown sugar, egg, oil, and vanilla. Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2min. Add hot coffee and beat to blend (the batter will be pretty thick). Pour the batter into the pan.
Bake the cake until a toothpick in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on wire racj for 10 min, remove from the pan, peel off the wax paper and let cool completely.
To serve either dust with powdered sugar or make a quick chocolate ganache using bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream and instant coffee.
Serving Size: Makes 12 servings
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 114.0
- Total Fat: 2.0 g
- Cholesterol: 15.6 mg
- Sodium: 205.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 2.3 g
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