Wacky Chocolate Cake

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  • 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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. 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.
  3. 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