Low Fat Chocolate-Fudge Pudding Cake

Submitted by xpnsve

"When you have a craving for a comforting dessert, try this pudding cake, which forms its own rich-tasting sauce as it bakes. The coffee flavor is subtle, but it adds complex depth to the cake's flavor. From the Food Network."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 1⁄3 cups hot brewed coffee
• 2⁄3 cup packed light brown sugar or 2/3 cup Splenda granular
• 1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts or 1/4 cup pecans, toasted
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Coat a 1 1/2- to 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar (or Splenda Sugar Blend), cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
4. Whisk egg, milk, oil and vanilla in a glass measuring cup.
5. Add to the flour mixture; stir with a rubber spatula until just combined.
6. Fold in chocolate chips, if using.
7. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking dish.
8. Mix hot coffee and brown sugar (or Splenda Granular) in the measuring cup and pour over the batter. Sprinkle with nuts. (It may look strange at this point, but don't worry. During baking, cake forms on top with sauce underneath.)
9. Bake the pudding cake until the top springs back when touched lightly, 30 to 35 minutes.

Reviews

[susan7]

No one will find this helpful, just wanted presenter to know I enjoyed the recipe.

 

[Madeline V.]

I'll admit, I was pretty skeptical when I poured the sauce over the batter and watched the cake become a swamp. However, the cake really baked up well and I'm pleased with how it turned out. The sauce thickened up into a delicious, complex pudding. The cake is sweet without being too sweet, and the texture is light and springy. Very good!

 

[Outta Here]

Pure decadence! I have made a similar dessert in the past, but never with coffee, nuts or the chocolate chips. Nice touches! I did the Splenda version, using Splenda Brown Sugar Blend in the sauce. This is best served very warm, since the sauce tends to thicken up as it cools. Made for Winter 2010 Comfort Cafe game.