Eating Well's Chocolate Cake

Name: Eating Well's Chocolate Cake
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus extra for preparing pan; 1 cup all-purpose white flour plus extra for preparing pan; 1 cup sugar; 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup skim milk; 1/2 cup hot water

Recipe from "The Eating Well Cookbook: Favorite Recipes from Eating Well

Adapted by Trish Hall

Updated June 11, 2024

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(72)
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Ingredients

Yield:12 servings

1tablespoon vegetable oil plus extra for preparing pan
1cup all-purpose white flour plus extra for preparing pan
1cup sugar
2½tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoon baking soda
½teaspoon salt
1egg, lightly beaten
½teaspoon vanilla extract
1½teaspoons fresh lemon juice
½cup skim milk
½cup hot water

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Preparation

Step 1
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
Step 2
Brush the inside of an 8-inch square cake pan with oil and sprinkle flour over the pan. Tap out excess.
Step 3
Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Step 4
In a small bowl, whisk together egg, oil and vanilla. Stir lemon juice into milk. Add to the egg mixture. Stir in ½ cup hot water. Pour into the cocoa mixture and stir until smooth. Turn batter into pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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hilary dyce7 years ago

This took a little longer than stated, another 10 mins I'd say, but was so straightforward and very moist, if you need a low fat cake, this recipe is well worth keeping.

quaasam4 years ago

I followed the recipe almost to the dot. Change: instead of vanilla extract I added 2 tsp of dark rum. Covered cake with a chocolate ganache made of 7 oz semi sweet choc and 1/3 cup heavy cream melted together. Added toasted shredded sweetened cocunut. Delicious. Will definetely do it again. Easy done with little ingredients.

hilary dyce7 years ago

This took a little longer than stated, another 10 mins I'd say, but was so straightforward and very moist, if you need a low fat cake, this recipe is well worth keeping.

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