Chocolate Marvel Cake Low Fat Recipes

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg whites, water and corn syrup. Stir into dry ingredients. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE MARVEL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 3 containers baby food, coffee, milk, egg whites and vanilla; beat until well blended. (Save remaining container of baby food for another use.) Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to coffee mixture. Beat for 2 minutes or until well blended (batter will be thin). , Pour into two 9-in. round baking pans that have been coated with cooking spray and lightly floured. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a small bowl, cream the butter, sugar and cocoa. Gradually add the milk, coffee and vanilla; beating well. Frost between layers and over top and sides of cake.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
• In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients, except the cider vinegar.
• Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and whisk well to combine.
• Drizzle the cider vinegar over the top of the batter and whisk quickly to incorporate.
• Pour batter into greased 9inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• *Note: Double the recipe to make a two layer 9-inch cake or 9x13-inch cake.

EXTREME LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Generously grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl sift the flour with cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl beat the sugar with egg whites and vanilla until well combined.
• Mix in the yogurt and applesauce until thoroughly combined.
• Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and beat on low speed until just combined.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done (watch closely, do not over bake!).

CHOCOLATE MARVEL CAKE - LOW-FAT

Steps:

• To keep cake low-fat, use either a Seven-Minute Frosting or a powdered sugar glaze.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray the inside of two 8-inch cake pans or one 9-inch springform pan with Baker's Joy or grease and flour them.
• In large bowl, mix all dry ingredients together and set aside.
• Place Lekvar (Prune Butter) in large mixing bowl; gradually add all other liquids, mixing on SLOW speed. (Unless you want to wear this)
• Add half of dry ingredients and mix 1 minute.
• Add remaining dry ingredients and mix 1 minute.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes (8-inch pans) or 40-50 minutes (9-inch springform) or until done. (Toothpick comes out clean when inserted into middle of cake.)
• Cool in pans.
• Gently run knife around edge of cake.
• Place flat parchment-lined pan/plate on top and invert to remove each cake layer.
• Frost with 7-Minute Frosting.
• If you want to make it very decorative, melt 1-ounce unsweetened chocolate and drizzle it over the frosting, letting some of it run down the sides.
• IMPORTANT TIP: I always wrap little insulating strips, soaked in water and squeezed, around the outside of each cake pan.
• The brand I use is MagiCake by J P Products, and these work well.
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• The purpose of these strips is to keep the cake from forming a hump in the middle of the cake layers by preventing the outside edges from cooking before the centers cook.
• I couldn't make flat cake layers without the MagiCake strips.