Low-Fat Chocolate Cake Recipe

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"This yummy cake is so chocolaty and satisfying," relates Diana Scofield of Niceville, Florida. "I sometimes enjoy it with a scoop of fat-free ice cream."

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Low-Fat Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1 cup water
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg whites, water and corn syrup. Stir into dry ingredients. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 176 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 186 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Low-Fat Chocolate Cake in Taste of Home February/March 2001, p16