Romantic Chocolate Cake

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups white whole wheat or all-purpose flour, unsifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 tablespoon powdered buttermilk
• 9 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar substitute suitable for baking
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons fat free mayonnaise or margarine
• 2 eggs, or 4 egg whites
• 1 cup fat free sour cream

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from favehealthyrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two or three 8-inch layer pans or 1 9x12x2 cake pan.

Mix all dry ingredients together.

Blend in mayonnaise, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat two minutes at medium speed with mixer or 300 strokes by hand.

Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans.

Bake 25 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan. When completely cool, frost cake.

*+Frosting:+*
8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
1 stick margarine
1 box confectioners sugar substitute
A dash or two of cinnamon (optional)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream margarine and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry ingredients one at a time until all are well blended.

Add vanilla and blend well.