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    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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