Midnight Chocolate Cake

Midnight Chocolate Cake
Midnight Chocolate Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 218 calories, 4g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up salad oil, egg whites, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Oil a metal 8-inch-square or 8-inch-wide round cake pan, or a 9-inch-wide, 1 1/2- to 2-inch-deep heart-shaped pan. Line pan bottom with waxed paper cut to fit; oil paper. Dust pan with cocoa, shaking out excess.
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In a bowl, mix 2/3 cup cocoa, flour, soda, and salt.
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3
In another bowl with a mixer, beat to blend sugar, 1/4 cup salad oil, egg whites, vanilla, and 1 cup water.
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4
Add flour mixture; stir to mix, then beat until batter is smooth. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
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5
Bake in a 350 oven until cake begins to pull from pan side and springs back when lightly pressed in center, 35 to 40 minutes.
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6
Let cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a thin knife between cake and pan rim, invert cake onto a rack, lift off pan, and gently pull off and discard waxed paper.
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7
Let cool about 1 hour. Invert a flat plate onto cake; holding rack and plate together, turn cake over onto plate.
8
Spread cake with whipped frosting, swirling with small spatula. Lightly dust with more cocoa.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score2
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