Black Devil’s Food Cake

(from tagost’s recipe box)

Categories: Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Healthy

Ingredients

  • # Vegetable oil spray
  • # 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting pan
  • # 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • # 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • # 1 Tablespoon baking soda
  • # 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • # 1 cup fat-free or low-fat buttermilk
  • # 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup strong coffee

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13×9×2-inch pan with vegetable oil spray. Dust with flour; shake off excess.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Whisk in applesauce, buttermilk, and vegetable oil.

  3. In a small saucepan, bring coffee to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir gently into batter. Mixture will be soupy. Pour into pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or let cool completely.

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