Black Forest Cake
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

This fancy chocolate cake recipe, topped with reduced-fat frozen dessert topping and cherry pie filling has only 1 gram of saturated fat and less than 1 milligram of cholesterol per serving.


Black Forest Cake

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Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Related Categories: Cake, Cherries, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake, Christmas Cake, Christmas Party, German Desserts, Low Sodium, Mother's Day, Quick and Easy Cakes, Valentine's Day, Whipped Cream

 
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Ingredients
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    Nonstick cooking spray
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  • 1-1/4 cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 2/3 cup
    sugar
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  • 1/4 cup
    unsweetened cocoa powder
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    baking soda
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  • 1 cup
    water
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  • 1/3 cup
    cooking oil
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  • 1 tablespoon
    white vinegar
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  • 1 teaspoon
    vanilla
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  • 2 
    egg whites
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  • 1-1/2 cups
    reduced-fat frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed
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  • 1 cup
    reduced-calorie cherry pie filling
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Directions
1.
Spray a 9x1-1/2-inch round baking pan with nonstick spray; set pan aside.
2.
In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Add water, cooking oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Stir until thoroughly combined.
3.
In a medium mixing bowl beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Fold into batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
4.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 25 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool thoroughly on wire rack. Spread whipped desert topping over top and sides of cooled cake. Top with pie filling. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 222, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 75 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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