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Skinny Dark Chocolate Cake

A delicious low-calorie dark chocolate cake with mocha frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dark chocolate, low calorie, mocha frosting
Yield: 10 people
Calories: 187kcal
Author: Sweet Ordeal

Materials

  • 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa - Special Dark
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 16 oz. box Angel Food cake mix
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tsp. instant coffee
  • 1 1/2 cups 1% milk
  • 1.3 oz. whipped topping dry mix
  • 1.4 oz. box instant chocolate fudge sugar-free pudding mix

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom of 10 x 15-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  • In small bowl, whisk together cocoa, sugar, and boiling water. Cool to room temperature.
  • In large bowl, mix Angel Food cake mix and water. Add cocoa mixture. Mix thoroughly. Spread better into pan and bake for 22-26 minutes, or until top looks dry.
  • Carefully invert onto a large wire rack. Remove pan and parchment paper. Cool.
  • In medium bowl, dissolve coffee in milk, then add dry topping and pudding mixes. Mix on low until moistened, then beat on high until soft peaks form. Chill for 10 minutes.
  • Cut cake into thirds (3 - 5 x 10-inch layers). Place 1 cake layer onto cake plate. Spread 1/3 of topping over layer. Repeat layers, stacking. Chill for 2 hours and enjoy.
  • Optional: decorate top with Fat-free Cool Whip and chocolate sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 609mg | Potassium: 850mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 3mg