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Low-Sugar Chocolate Cake

Let’s hear it for true chocolate indulgence! Sugar substitute usually brings cakes down but that isn’t the case with this delicious dessert. Even the non-diabetics in your family will eat this… happily!
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Course Tortes / Cakes / Gateau’s
Cuisine Continental

Servings 12 servings
Calories 2968.19 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 8 tablespoon(s) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 floz water
  • 2 1/2 cup(s) cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 3/4 cup(s) margarine
  • 24 teaspoon(s) granular sucrolose sweetener
  • 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
  • 8 floz cold water
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar
  • 1/3 cup(s) white sugar

Instructions

 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
  • Stir the boiling water into the cocoa powder, and set aside to cool.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and the granular sucrolose until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the vanilla, the cold water, and the cooled cocoa mixture.
  • In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
  • Gradually add the cream of tartar and sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
  • Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 2968.19kcalCarbohydrates: 367.63gProtein: 47.32gFat: 143.67gSaturated Fat: 24.64gSodium: 3153mgFiber: 14.74gSugar: 69.36g

Keyword Chocolate, Cinnamon, Diabetes Friendly, Vanilla
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