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Volume 3, Number 46 - April 12, 2002
Chocolate Lace Cake

 


Ingredients: 
4     tablespoons margarine, softened    
1/4     cup light raspberry preserves with NutraSweet®  brand sweetener or raspberry spreadable fruit    
1     egg    
7 1/4     teaspoons Equal® for RecipiesTM  or 24 packets Equal® sweetener or 1 cup Equal® SpoonfulTM    
1/2     cup skim milk    
3     tablespoons Dutch process or European process cocoa
It is essential to use Dutch process or European process cocoa for this recipe to succeed. 
1   cup all-purpose flour 
1   teaspoon baking powder 
1/2   teaspoon baking soda 
1/4   teaspoon salt     Chocolate Glaze 
1/2 - 1   ounce unsweetened baking chocolate, optional to garnish     
Fresh raspberries, as garnish

Instructions:
Beat margarine, preserves, egg, and Equal®  in a medium bowl until smooth. Mix milk and cocoa in a glass measuring cup until smooth.
    
Mix combined flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into cake-margarine mixture atlernately with milk and cocoa, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Pour batter into greased and floured 8-inch cake pan.
   
Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
    
Place cake on serving plate, spread with Chocolate Glaze. Refrigerate until glaze has hardened, 15 to 20 minutes. Melt chocolate over low heat in small saucepan, stirring frequently; drizzle over top of cake in "lace" pattern. Refrigerate until chocolate has hardened, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts:
Servings: 8
Amount Per Serving: Calories 212
Fat 13 g, Cholesterol - mg
Carbohydrates 25 g, Sodium - mg, 

Courtesy of: http://www.sugar-free-recipes.com