Light Chocolate Cake With Frosting
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
-
cake
- cooking spray
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus
- 1 -2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
- 2 cups organic all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄2 cup bittersweet chocolate or 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee or 3 tablespoons espresso
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄3 cups evaporated unbleached cane sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) container non-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1⁄2 cup prune puree
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- 3⁄4 cup nonfat milk
-
chocolate frosting
- 1⁄2 cup fat free cream cheese
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons espresso or 3 tablespoons dark roast brewed coffee
- 2 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Spray bottom of a 9X13 baking pan with cooking spray and dust lightly with cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Melt chocolate chips and butter over a double boiler. Stir in coffee and vanilla. Set aside to cool.
- Mix together sugar, yogurt, prune puree, whole egg and egg whites with a mixer. Add melted chocolate and mix until smooth. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, mixing well after each addition.
- Pour batter into baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
- FOR FROSTING: Beat cream cheese and butter together. Add vanilla, cocoa and espresso. Mix until smooth. Add half the sugar, mix well. Add the rest of the sugar, mix until smooth.
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I am newly a vegetarian, and I love to experiment with cooking. I find lots of recipes online and modify them to make them unique to my tastes. It's fun to make up your own recipes and post them for others to use.