Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Recipe courtesy Juan Carlos Cruz

Show: Calorie CommandoEpisode: Battle of the Bulge

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (36)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(36)

Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 2 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup boiling water
1/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Line an 8-inch cake pan with a circle of parchment paper cut to fit the bottom of the pan. Set pan aside.

In a large bowl, mix baking soda, sugar, flour, and salt. Dissolve cocoa powder in hot water and then add to dry ingredients. Stir in applesauce, egg substitute, and vanilla. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool cake completely on a cooling rack before frosting with chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Frosting:

8 ounces light cream cheese

1 tablespoon light butter

2 cups sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 tablespoons skim milk

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar substitute and beat until incorporated. Add cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla and beat until blended. If the frosting is too thick to spread, add the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, with the mixer on low, until spreading consistency is achieved.

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recipe Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Shanna Enumclaw, WA 08-09-2009
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Frosting is awful
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

the taste of the cream cheese is way too over powering. It was horrible and I do not recommend it.
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Anonymous 11-22-2007
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Flat as a brownie
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

The cake was a big dissapointment. I had high hopes, but the cake did not rise at all. I decided not to make the frosting and... I think I am lucky, reading the other reviews about the frosting. I wouldn't try again. Does any one have some successful varient or another low cal recipe?Read more
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Anonymous 10-17-2006
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embarrassing
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I made this as my birthday cake this year and I was EMBARRASSED... the cake comes out like a pancake, I had to use twice the... recipe to get one cake.. don't try this, it's rubbery and gross!Read more
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Anonymous 03-11-2006
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Choco-cake
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I thougt that this recipie was a delicous cake. It would satisfy anyone's appetite, you can count on that!
recipe Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Anonymous 01-28-2006
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pretty good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

this was pretty good. I added some mini chocolate chips to give it more taste.
recipe Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
GIGI PLATTE CITY, MO 01-16-2006
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GROSS-IN KC
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

THIS RECIPE MUST BE WRONG, I EVEN DOUBLED IT AND IT STILL WAS FLAT. COOKING 35MIN WAS WAY TOO LONG. FROSTING WAS EXPENSIVE... AND TASTED LIKE ----!Read more