Healthier Chocolate Cake

Name: Healthier Chocolate Cake
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 245 grams plain flour; 1 cup brown sugar (or granulated sugar if you prefer); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 10-12 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons ground carob; 400 grams firm yoghurt (not as watery as buttermilk but not as firm as greek yoghurt either); 300 ml water; 200 grams baking chocolate (for the frosting); 2 tablespoons milk (for the frosting)

red.queen @cook_3761626

A very moist cake thanks to the yoghurt. The carob adds a lot of sweetness without adding more sugar

red.queen @cook_3761626

A very moist cake thanks to the yoghurt. The carob adds a lot of sweetness without adding more sugar

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Ingredients

40 mins

10 servings

245 gramsplain flour
1 cupbrown sugar (or granulated sugar if you prefer)
1 teaspoonbaking soda
10-12 tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoonsalt
5 tablespoonsground carob
400 gramsfirm yoghurt (not as watery as buttermilk but not as firm as greek yoghurt either)
300 mlwater
200 gramsbaking chocolate (for the frosting)
2 tablespoonsmilk (for the frosting)

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Steps

40 mins

1

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa, salt and carob). Whisk thoroughly
2

Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl (yoghurt and water). Whisk thoroughly
3

Slowly add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined
4

Pour the batter in a round 25 cm cake pan that's been greased and lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25-35 min in a 180°C oven
5

Make the frosting: combine chocolate and milk in a bowl. Microwave until melted at 30 second intervals, stirring each time. Let cool a bit then pour over the cake. Refrigerate until firm

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red.queen @cook_3761626

on December 20, 2015 20:41

Comments (3)

Rae @ReyTheCook

March 27, 2016 04:43

It looks very yummy , but I have never heard carob, until today , then I googled it, Can I find it anywhere? ( My kid is craving for chocolate cake last few days ! 🙄 )

Keywords

Cake Yogurt Buttermilk Greek Yogurt Cocoa

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