Yummy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2013 by charlenepaugustyn

This was a WONDERFUL CAKE! All who ate it loved it. Thanks La Donna for the great recipe.

Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2013 by brittnipapke

I made this cake but not the frosting, I didnt eat thea ctual cake yet but it came out fantastic, the batter was delicious and its super easy to make. Plus no oil or egg yolks.

Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2012 by mastermindmommy

I used full fat pudding mix and 2% milk, but OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE I'VE EVER HAD!! Everyone in my family had a piece (and my kids are very picky) and they all LOVED it!! I am adding this to my list of permanent recipes. Thank you Taste of Home!!

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2012 by debslemm

It's the real thing. The chocolate version is wonderful! I'm a vanilla fan, therefore I substituted a vanilla cake mix and vanilla frosting. Wow! I think this will become a staple in my house. This, along with all these light recipes fit in perfectly with the Weight Watcher Points Plus program. Try it!

Reviewed on May. 22, 2012 by snoopylover

Took this cake to church for a get-together Friday. Everyone was impressed that it could taste so good, being a lower fat and sugar dessert.

Reviewed on May. 18, 2012 by charlenepaugustyn

I made this for Mother's Day - it looked pretty, tasted great & the chocolate lovers were delighted that it was a low fat dessert. The children loved the frosting & cake, in that order. Thanks for a great recipe.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by camry20023

This cake was very moist and the frosting was wonderful. My husband loved it. I made it with a white cake mix as I didn't have chocolate and used egg beaters and it was wonderful but probably not as low calorie as it could have been using egg whites.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by bozeybob

I made it for Mother's Day, and everyone loved it. No one guessed that it was a "lighter" dessert.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by catj265

Made it for my husband and me for dessert for the week, both of us really enjoyed it. Would love to make it in lemon

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by GeneralTso77

This will be a KEEPER for my family. Nobody could believe it was low-fat/sugar. It was super moist and very flavorful. I opted to go for a dark chocolate cake mix (by Duncan Hines) and just can't say enough great things about this recipe! Thxs for posting this one :)

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by parresto

Was excellent and everyone loved it...so moist! Can't wait to try with other flavors of cake mix w/co-ordinating FF/SF pudding.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by paveymom1

yummy yummy!!!!!!!!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by cathiemh

Very good. Took to church gathering potluck and many had seconds.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by ml3322

We thought it was great. The frosting was wonderful. Definitely a keeper!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by debralynnward

Made this cake for the family and everyone raved about it. What's even better it is only 5 points on Weight Watchers!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by ehill

My family was not a fan. Said the cake was too heavy.

Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by carly324

I used 1.4ounce of chocolate pudding mix to a Devils Food cake mix and the cake was so dense and moist - its was delicious. I didnt bother using lite or fat free or sugar free cool whip because when you look at the fat content its just about the same across the board. This cake was delicious and my family inhaled it!!!

Reviewed on May. 13, 2012 by chirey

Made this foir Mother's Day today. I made it in 2- 9 inch square pans for easier transport (plus I had 2 places to go, one for each) cake was really good, the pudding added a nice richness. However I was not thrilled with the almond extract. It was a little strong. I am sure it covered the artificial sweetner flavor of the pudding though and since I hate the aftertaste of artificial sugar I can appreciate it. I will try a little vanilla extract next time. Was a good cake overall but might be better with white cake, vanilla pudding and vanilla extract like some reviewers have suggested.

Ok for a "light" cake.

Reviewed on May. 11, 2012 by supatina

I used a sugar free chocolate cake mix {Pillsbury} and cut the numbers down per piece

cut: 49 calories--9g carbs--81mg sodium.

Reviewed on May. 10, 2012 by CWOCN

Have made this cake many times. Really an excellent go to for lighter eating.

Reviewed on May. 10, 2012 by gaga108

People having trouble with the icing being watery might be using fat free Cool Whip. The recipe calls for low fat, and often when you try to add anything to fat free, it turns watery.

Reviewed on Aug. 08, 2011 by BossFanTwinsMom

Too chocolatey for me, but everyone else loved it! I used regular pudding, not the sugar free, so it was much richer. I also used orange extract instead of the almond, because of allergies. The orange extract added a nice flavour. The pudding made the cake extra moist, but the frosting was what everyone enjoyed!

Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2011 by ellimaye1

Absolutely love this! It is hard to stay away from and does not last for long!

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2011 by gretcheepoo

Quick and easy. The almond extract was perfect in the frosting. I made mine in a smaller pan and had to add about 20 minutes to the bake time, but my husband and I both agreed that it was one of the lightest cakes we've ever eaten. A repeat recipe for certain.

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2011 by needsomezzzs

Very delish. Made for my daughters b-day and had no leftovers. Had chocolate cake and chocolate icing. Used orange extract instead of almond. Would definately make again.

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2011 by deblj

This is definitely the BEST low cal cake I have ever had! I have also tried it with yellow cake and vanilla pudding (frosting) it is so good. Thanks for sharing

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2011 by snmckey

Great recipe - would definitely make it again.

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2011 by habiba786

Brilliant recipe. Very easy to make. Made this a couple of times when we had company and it went down a treat. Ammended topping slightly. Mixed 1 packet of chocolate pudding with 200ml of whipped cream and just kept if simple, and it still tastes great. Good thing is you can whip this up in no time with minimum effort and the results are amazing. I would go as far as saying it tastes better then shop bought cakes. Will try making it next time with layering cake and frosting and decoarate with flake.

Reviewed on Aug. 30, 2010 by LadyMacKeltar

I don't understand what we went wrong with our frosting. We followed the instructions very closely and were very careful on the measurements but unfortunately the frosting still came out watery. :(

Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2010 by ashleymanthony

This is an awesome cake!! Very moist and chocolaty. Also, it is especially good when it's cold!!!

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2010 by MaryThompson

LOVE finding these recipes...my husband & I are both diabetic, but we still crave chocolate from time to time. I used low sugar cake mix, sugar free pudding & sugar free cool whip. Cake was rich, chocolatey, moist and YUMMY!!! Definetely a KEEPER, Thank you LaDonna.

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2010 by Garza2010

The cake does not taste low fat at all and the mousse frosting is a nice alternative to the typical canned frosting. However, I thought the recipe for the frosting made too much for the cake, also, I would leave the almond extract out of it.

Side note, this cake really does refrigerate nicely and actually tastes better cold!!

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2010 by TKCloughfam

I did not try the frosting my friend made her own. But the cake was amazing!!!! You would NEVER now it was not made from the box. It was fudgy, moist and chocolaty, YUM!! I I am going to make this recipe for any cake I make because I am a weight watcher and I love cake

Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2010 by chefRN

the frosting was watery. I followed the directions to a "T"....this was for Valenines day,,,huge disappointment :(

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2010 by Holmescsh

one of few good low fat cakes. keeps well in the refrigerator

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2010 by donnae5

This is the best light Chocolate cake I have ever made. I am a weight watcher and this works nicely with our program. Only 4 points. I cut the piece in half and put one of the halves on top of the other for a layer cake. Works great for birthday cake and it freezes nicely. Also tastes great as a frozen desert. Highly recommend this cake.

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2010 by Dort

I made this recipe for a birthday treat and all the people who had it liked it very much. I would make it again.

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2010 by LouannPearson

I would make this again, it is a keeper! I used reg. pudding as I have had a bout with cancer and will not eat anything with aspartame!

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2010 by csublet

I will try this recipe if I can find a sugar free pudding mix without Aspartame. It is the popular "sugar free" sweetener used by the food industry that has many adverse side affects. Read your labels!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2009 by slemon45

This sounds like a great light cake recipe. I plan on making it for our Christmas dinner. I will use a vanilla cake mix with vanilla pudding for the cake and vanilla pudding with vanilla flavoring for the icing. For a festive Christmas touch, I will sprinkle the top with crushed peppermint candy.

Thanks for the great idea.

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2009 by Show-Me-Chic

This looks yummy! I can't wait to try!!

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2009 by kedunham

Fabulous! (and light). It's my husband's "Birthday Cake" now.

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2009 by mweeks

This was very good. My husband is not normally into chocolate cake but he liked this one. It's very yummy and light. Thank you for sharing!

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by s.donaldson1@verizon.net

This is a wonderful cake recipe! I made it for a monthly birthday celebration at the office and many colleagues requested copies of the recipe.

Reviewed on May. 05, 2009 by ibinyon

This was wonderful. I wish I could give it 6 stars. Best recipe I've found with Taste of Home Healthy yet and low calorie!

Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by jennyu

I put mine in the fridge and then sent it to work with hubby. They all loved it!

Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2009 by skandpj65

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by gavingrma_OH

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2009 by Eleonora-80

Those-of-you-who-have-made-this-cake,-does-it-hold-up-for-several-days?

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2009 by ldahnke

You can also make this cake by substituting the water with Diet Sprite/7-Up. I often vary the flavors by using lemon cake mix and pudding mix and other flavors.

Linda

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2009 by jamarthur33

I made both versions and everyone who tried them loved it! I think next time I might try the low sugar cake mix.

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2009 by Millie28

Could this be baked in a tube pan without frosting? My husband doesn't like frosting.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2009 by doodar

This cake is great and who would think it is low-fat. I made it using a low sugar cake mix (with Splenda) because my dad is diabetic and I share what I cook with my elderly parents. It was great.I will try the french vanilla next or maybe with vanilla pudding for the cake and butterscotch pudding for the frosting.

Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2008 by pippercat

Side note about the french vanilla version... I, of course, used french vanilla cake mix and pudding in place of the chocolate mix and puddings, and used vanilla instead of almond extract.

Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2008 by pippercat

I made it for my husband's birthday and he LOVED it! We both thought french vanilla would probably be just as good, so I tried that a week later... and it was even BETTER!

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2008 by bja123

This one is a definate "Do Again" treat. Really does satisfy that sugar crave that hits once in a while

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2008 by vicki5301

I made it yesterday for hubby's birthday. We thought it was very good. The texture of the cake itself was very pleasant and the frosting was nice and fluffy. You'd never know it's a reduced fat and calorie cake. I'll definitely make it again.

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2008 by cornum

re: Yummy chocolate cake this cake was so easy to make and so good. I shared with my neighbor and they wanted the recipe. Next time I will use a 9x13 pan.cornum

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2008 by lynnsloos

Tried the Yummy Choc Cake which it is but was surprised when I took it out of the oven and it seemed to have big bubbles however when it cooled, everything was nice and smooth. Very Good!

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2008 by upnorthgirl2729

My family totally enjoyed this cake - I also had to increase the baking time to what the showed on box cake as I used a 9 x 13 pan. This cake is well worth making again.

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2008 by LVmama

This was very good and moist!! I will definitely make this again. But I also had to bake the cake longer than instructed.

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2008 by Sparklett_j

Rhonda Noriega

The cake was good. Really moist, the directions for the time was way off though. Use the time on the cake box. The almond extract in the frosting had a bit of an odd flavor. My daughter and husband refused to eat the frosting. If I made it again I would leave the almond extract out of the frosting.

Maybe you should try vanilla?

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2008 by Rhonda Noriega

The cake was good. Really moist, the directions for the time was way off though. Use the time on the cake box. The almond extract in the frosting had a bit of an odd flavor. My daughter and husband refused to eat the frosting. If I made it again I would leave the almond extract out of the frosting.

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2008 by cherylbstahl

I made this cake for a picnic, everyone loved it!!! It is really good!! Will make it again, will try to find a way to make it less fat maybe 2g.

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2008 by ninaishungrylicious

hey, your recipes sounds yummy! can't wait to make it!!!!

nina

ninaishungrylicious

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by sherrymarc

This sounds yummy! I am going to make it this weekend!

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by cjeffreys

Can't wait to give this a try as it will fit in nicely with my diet plan.

Cathie

Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2008 by 2foryou

Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2008 by FancyBetty

I will try this one for it does sound very appetizing. My husband and I both love sweets.\

FancyBetty

Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2008 by Joe Ann

Re: I will definitely use this recipe but will use the 50% less

sugar Pillsbury cake mis.

Thanks

joeann-joe@hotmail.com

Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2008 by Snappily

I will definitely try this, as I have a sweet tooth, and I love chocolate, but I think I will use the Reduced Fat cake mix, by Pillsbury.

Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2008 by nanellen49