Practically No-fat Chocolate Cake
If there is such a thing as a healthy chocolate cake, this will qualify. It has no butter and made with cocoa. This is from Bon Appetit
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
14 tablespoons sugar, divided
2/3 cup walnuts, toasted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 large egg whites
Pinch of salt.
Preheat oven to 350 F
Line bottom of 8 inch spring form pan with parchment paper. Spray pan and paper with vegetable oil spray. Sprinkle pan with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Finely grind nuts with 2 tablespoons sugar in a processor. Transfer nut mixture into large bowl. Mix in 10 tablespoons sugar and cocoa, then oil.
In a large clean bowl, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Fold whites into cocoa mixture in 3 additions. Spoon batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
Bake cake for about 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached.
Cool cake in pan on rack for about 30 minutes. (Cake may fall) With a thin knife cut around sides of pan. Remove cake to a plate, immediately turn onto another plate, so top side is up. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to serve.
This is great with some fresh strawberries or raspberries on the side.
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