ISO: Cocoa Cake Recipe

[CHRIST1NE]

I saw this get rave reviews on another thread, printed it, bought the stuff and now I can't find the recipe. I was hoping to make it Saturday for my "dish to pass". Could someone please post it for me.

Thanks!
Christine

[Grace]

Is this the one you mean?

Black devil's food cake

Vegetable oil spray
2 cups flour plus flour for dusting pan
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
2/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 cupo fat free or low fat buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup strong coffee

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray 13x9x2 pan with vegetable oil spray. Dust with flour; shake off excess.

In large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda. Whisk in applesauce, buttermilk and vegetable oil.

In small saucepan, bring coffee to a boil over medium high heat. Stir gently into batter. Mixture will be soupy. Pour into pan.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or let cool completely.

Makes 20 servings

Per serving: 140 calories; 2 grams fat; no cholesterol; 202 milligrams sodium; 30 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 2 grams protein.

or this one??

CookWare(tm) from Cooking Light(r)

Cocoa Cake

SOURCE: Cooking Light YEAR: Jan/Feb 1996 PAGE: 106

INGREDIENTS FOR 12 SERVINGS:
1-1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup boiling water
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 (4-ounce) jar prune baby food
1-3/4 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Vegetable cooking spray
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:
Because we're on the go a lot, we need a good snack food that keeps well.
Cocoa Cake is quick and easy to put together, and it keeps very well if stored
in an airtight container. -- Amy Wodzenski, Masontown, West Virginia

Combine sugar and boiling water in a small bowl, stirring until sugar
dissolves. Let cool. Add egg whites and baby food to cooled sugar mixture;
stir until well-blended.

Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt) in a medium bowl;
stir well. Add egg white mixture to flour mixture, stirring until dry
ingredients are moistened.

Pour batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at
350 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in
center. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over
top of cake. Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 piece).

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
CALORIES 167 (4% from fat); PROTEIN 2.9g; FAT 0.7g (sat 0.3g, mono 0g, poly
0.1g); CARB 37.4g; FIBER 0.2g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 1.8mg; SODIUM 162mg; CALC 31mg

[CHRIST1NE]

Thank you so much Grace... it was the second one. The first one looks good too. I'll definately have to try it.

[This message has been edited by CHRIST1NE (edited 08-18-2000).]