Chocolate is packed with polyphenols, the same heart-friendly antioxidants found in red wine and tea.
Ingredients and Method
Chocolate is packed with polyphenols, the same heart-friendly antioxidants found in red wine and tea.
In fact, cocoa contains 2.5 times more polyphenols than a comparable amount of asparagus and beetroot, and 23 times that found in apples. Here’s a spectacular low fat chocolate cake recipe that you can add to your well balanced diet plan.
Serves 12
Ingredients:
1 1/3 c (330g) light brown sugar
1 1/2 t (7.5ml) baking soda
1/4 t (1ml) salt
1 1/4 c (300ml) low-fat buttermilk
4 t (60ml) light margarine, melted
1 t (15ml) icing sugar
1 1/3 c (160g) cake flour
3/4 c (75g) cocoa powder
1 1/2 t (5ml) baking powder
3 large white eggs
1 1/2 t (7.5ml) vanilla extract
1 c (240ml) boiling water
cooking spray
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Lightly coat a 22cm by 30cm baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix well with a fork to break up the brown sugar. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, egg whites, melted margarine and vanilla. Mix on a slow speed until blended. Gradually beat in boiling water. Then slowly add flour mixture and, again, mix on a low speed until blended.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack. Sift icing sugar over the top just before slicing into 12 equal squares.
Nutritional Information
1029 kj | 3g fat (1g saturated) | 2g fibre | 5g protein
