Mexican Chocolate Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS
- 1cupall-purpose flour, plus
- 2teaspoonsall-purpose flour, divided
- 1/3cupdutch process cocoa
- 1teaspooncinnamon
- 3/4teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/4salt
- 1cup packedlight brown sugar
- 1/4cupunsalted butter, softened
- 3largeegg whites
- 1cupplain fat-free yogurt
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1largeegg
- 1tablespoonnonfat milk
- 1ouncemexican chocolate or regularchocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2tablespoonspowdered sugar
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Coat an 8 inch rouch cake pan with cooking spray, line botton of pan with wax paper.
- Coat wax paper with cooking spray, dust with 2 tsp flour.
- Set aside.
- Lightly spoon 1 cup flour into dry measuring cup, level with a knife.
- Sift 1 cup flour adn next 5 ingredients (through salt) into a bowl.
- Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat witha mixer at mediu speed until well bleded (about 5 minutes).
- Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add yogurt, vanilla, and egg, beating until blended.
- Gradually add flour mixture, beating until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, sharly tap dish once on counter to remove air bubbles.
- Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until wodden pick unserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from overn, cook 10 minutes in pan.
- Place a plate upside down on to p of cake; invert cake onto plate.
- Carefully peel off wax paper.
- Combine milk and chocolate in a small microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave at high for 30 seconds or until chocolate melts; stir until smooth.
- Cool slightly; drizzle over cake.
- Let glaze set; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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