WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE-COFFEE CAKE

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This coffee cake is moist, chocolaty, lightly sweet, and has subtle hints of spice and coffee flavor. It's also made with slightly better-for-you ingredients--which is a bonus!

Provided by Kim

Categories Desserts Cakes Coffee Cake Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup brewed black coffee, at room temperature
3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
¾ cup pure maple syrup
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dark chocolate chips
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon powdered sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
Whisk whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Whisk brewed coffee and espresso powder together in a large bowl. Add Greek yogurt, applesauce, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract; whish until thoroughly combined and no lumps remain. Stir in 1/2 of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan and place the pan onto a baking sheet.
Place both pans in the preheated oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Gently run a table knife around the edges of the pan to loosen. Remove the sides of the pan and allow cake to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes more.
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.9 calories, Carbohydrate 40.7 g, Cholesterol 34.8 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 269.8 mg, Sugar 19.6 g