Wacky Chocolate Cake
- Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2cups unbleached pastry flour
- 3/4cup sugar
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2teaspoons baking soda
- 3tablespoons cocoa powder
- 5teaspoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1tablespoon vinegar
- 1cup cold water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder in a bowl; stir with a fork until mixed. In a separate bowl, whisk the vanilla, applesauce, vinegar, and water. Pour the mixed wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir with a fork until well mixed.
- Pour into a 9-inch square baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Dr. Neal Barnard’s 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart (Grand Central Life & Style, 2011).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 171
- Fat 2g
- Sodium 343mg
- Carbohydrate 36g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 18g
- Protein 2g