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Ingredients
| baking soda: 1/4 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1/2 cup |
| salt: 1/8 tsp |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/4 cup |
| water: 1/4 cup (boiling) |
| sweetened applesauce: 1/3 cup |
| egg substitute: 1/4 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| low fat cream cheese: 8 oz |
| vegetable oil-butter spread: 1 Tbl |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/2 cup |
| salt: 1/8 tsp |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| nonfat milk: 3 Tbl |
Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
35 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- For cake:.
- Preheat oven to 350*. Line an 8-inch cake pan with a circle of parchment paper cut to fit the bottom of the pan. Set pan aside.
- In a large bowl, mix baking soda, sugar, flour,and salt. Dissolve cocoa powder in hot water and then add to dry ingredients.
- Stir in applesauce, egg substitute, and vanilla.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool cake conmpletely on cooling rack before frosting.
- For frosting:.
- In the bowl on an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar and beat until incorporated.
- Add cocoa powder, salt, and vanillla and beat until blended.
- If the frosting is too thvck to spread, add the milk, 1 tablespoon at a tine, with the mixer on low, until spreading consistency is reached.