BEST EVER HEALTHY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Best Ever Healthy Devil's Food Cake image

Provided by Miryam MS

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups 2% buttermilk
4 ounces 60% cacao chocolate chips
3 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup cake flour
1/4 cup dark unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 (8 ounce) reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
6 ounces Cool Whip Lite
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (maybe a little bit more)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a double boiler melt 1 cup of buttermilk and chocolate chips. Let it cool.
Mix eggs, applesauce, sugar, remaining buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until combined.
Sift flours, cocoa powder, baking soda, and cream of tartar into a bowl. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ones and combine.
Add melted chocolate stirring at the same time as you incorporate the melted chocolate into the bowl.
Grease and flour a 9 inch spring from pan and add cake butter into the pan.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes depending on the oven. Cool in pan before frosting.
For the frosting, combine cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer. Fold whip cream and frost cake. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.5, Fat 13.4, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 75.5, Sodium 389.8, Carbohydrate 72.7, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 50, Protein 9.9