Chocolate cake is a classic American dessert. Of course, it's usually high in fat and calories. Those who are trying to avoid extra calories or want a lighter option may think that homemade chocolate cake is out of the realm of possibility.
However, with just a little bit of creativity, you can make a chocolate cake that is light and fluffy and doesn't contain butter or oil. By knocking out the butter and the oil from the recipe, you can make a cake that has less fat and fewer calories and tastes nearly as good.
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Replace butter and oil in your cake recipe with low-fat vanilla yogurt or applesauce as the moisturizing ingredient. The yogurt gives the cake a fluffy feel and keeps it as moist as canola oil. The yogurt is a bit heavier than the apple sauce, but either ingredient will make your chocolate cake light and fluffy.
Chocolate Cake Recipe With Yogurt
Things You'll Need
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2/3 of a cup of cocoa
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 teaspoons of vinegar
2/3 cup of low-fat vanilla yogurt
2 cups of water
2 mixing bowls
Mixing spoon
Fork
Cake pan
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix vanilla extract, vinegar, low-fat vanilla yogurt and water.
- Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients.
- Mix this well with a fork for at least 10 minutes.
- Pour into a cake pan and bake for 75 minutes.
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Chocolate Cake Recipe With Applesauce
Things You'll Need
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of cocoa
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon of vinegar
1/2 cup of applesauce
1 cup of cold water
Mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
8x8 cake pan
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix flour, salt, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, vinegar, applesauce and water.
- After you've stirred this for 5 minutes, pour the mixture in an 8-by-8-inch baking pan.
- Bake the cake for 75 minutes.