No Fat Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Kasha's Note:

Inspired by a recipe from itsjustme, modified to be healthy and still fantastic! Makes a snack cake--no frosting, no one will ever know there is zucchini in it!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 6 egg whites
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups shredded zucchini (either peeled or not)
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Combine and beat egg whites, applesauce, sugar and vanilla extract.
3. Stir in the zucchini.
4. Mix all of the dry ingredients and add to wet mixture and mix very well.
5. Pour into a sprayed 9 x 13 pan or into 2 sprayed loaf pans.
6. Bake 9 x 13 for about 35 minutes in preheated oven until done, or 2 loaves about an hour.
7. Sift over powdered sugar, if desired.

Reviews

[ladypit]

I have a bumper crop of zuchs right now and this was right up my alley! My husband's comment was that it was quite good for fat free, and he had 2 pieces. Cutting this into 24 pieces, using white wheat flour and eggbeaters for the egg whites, this was 1 WW point per piece. Yum. Thanks Kasha!