Fat Free Chocolate Mocha Cake Recipes

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9" tube pan with nonstick spray and dust with flour.
• In a large bowl, mix the cocoa, coffee and boiling water; add the margarine and stir until melted.
• Stir in the sugar, honey, egg yolk, and vanilla until blended.
• In another bowl, combine the cornstarch with 1/4 cup yogurt, then stir in the rest of the yogurt.
• Add to chocolate-honey mixture.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to the wet mixture.
• Stir well.
• With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until frothy.
• Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until stiff.
• Fold the egg whites gently into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool for 30 minutes on a rack.
• Unmold and cool to room temperature.
• Combine all the glaze ingredients in a bowl.
• Mix thoroughly and let stand 5 minutes.
• Spread the glaze over the top of th cake.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round cake tin (7.5cm deep).
• Put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a medium pan with 200g butter.
• Mix 1 tbsp instant coffee granules into 125ml cold water and pour into the pan.
• Warm through over a low heat just until everything is melted - don't overheat. Or melt in the microwave for about 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Mix 85g self-raising flour, 85g plain flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 200g light muscovado sugar, 200g golden caster sugar and 25g cocoa powder, and squash out any lumps.
• Beat 3 medium eggs with 75ml buttermilk.
• Pour the melted chocolate mixture and the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir everything to a smooth, quite runny consistency.
• Pour this into the tin and bake for 1hr 25 - 1hr 30 mins. If you push a skewer into the centre it should come out clean and the top should feel firm (don't worry if it cracks a bit).
• Leave to cool in the tin (don't worry if it dips slightly), then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cold cake horizontally into three.
• To make the ganache, put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. Pour 300ml double cream into a pan, add 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and heat until it is about to boil.
• Take off the heat and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool until it is a little thicker but still pourable.
• Sandwich the layers together with just a little of the ganache. Pour the rest over the cake letting it fall down the sides and smooth over any gaps with a palette knife.
• Decorate with 50g grated chocolate or 100g chocolate curls. The cake keeps moist and gooey for 3-4 days.

(ALMOST) NO FAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring-form pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Dust the pan with 1 tablespoon cocoa and tap out the excess.
• To prepare batter: In a medium bowl, sift together 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa, flour, baking power and baking soda.
• Set aside.
• 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.
• Mix in dry ingredients by hand or on low mixer speed until just moistened.
• Do not over-mix.
• (This is not a smooth batter.).
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• (If the pan is of a different size, the cooking time may vary.) Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Then use a knife to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan.
• Remove the ring and cool completely on a rack.
• Serve the cake on the metal bottom of the pan.
• To prepare the topping: in a small bowl, combine the remaining tablespoon of cocoa with the powdered sugar.
• Place the mixture in a small fine sieve and dust the top of cake before serving.

NO-FAT MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 1 3/4-inch-high sides with waxed paper. Spray pan and paper with vegetable oil spray (or oil pan and paper lightly). Dust pan with flour; tap out excess.
• Sift 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cocoa, espresso powder, baking powder and baking soda into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites, brown sugar, yogurt and vanilla in large bowl until blended, about 1 minute. Mix in dry ingredients. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn out onto plate. Peel off paper and cool completely.
• Combine remaining 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, powdered sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle over cake before serving.

FAT FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat Together and set aside first 3 ingredients.
• Sift Together all remaining ingredients.
• Blend all ingredients together until smooth.
• Pour into 10" pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake in oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
• Cool in pan on rack and remove when completely cool.

LOW-FAT MOCHA ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to middle position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, cold coffee and 1 tablespoon cocoa with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute. Pour into two ungreased 9-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately place each loaf pan on its side on heatproof surface. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans.
• Make topping mix as directed on package using milk and vanilla; add powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons cocoa for the last minute of beating.
• Serve cake with topping. Sprinkle with additional candy sprinkles if desired. Store in refrigerator.