(almost) No Fat Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 1/3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 large egg whites
• 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring-form pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 dust the pan with 1 tablespoon cocoa and tap out the excess.
• 4 to prepare batter: in a medium bowl, sift together 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa, flour, baking power and baking soda.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 in a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat egg whites, brown sugar, yogurt and vanilla until blended, about 1 to 2 minutes on medium speed.
• 7 mix in dry ingredients by hand or on low mixer speed until just moistened.
• 8 do not over-mix.
• 9 (this is not a smooth batter.).
• 10 pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 11 (if the pan is of a different size, the cooking time may vary.) cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 12 then use a knife to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan.
• 13 remove the ring and cool completely on a rack.
• 14 serve the cake on the metal bottom of the pan.
• 15 to prepare the topping: in a small bowl, combine the remaining tablespoon of cocoa with the powdered sugar.
• 16 place the mixture in a small fine sieve and dust the top of cake before serving.