Reduced-Fat Chocolate Sheet Cake

Name: Reduced-Fat Chocolate Sheet Cake
Yield: Serves 20
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 grams), semisweet chocolate, chopped; 3/4 cup (2¼ ounces; 64 grams), unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons, chocolate syrup; 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces; 213 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened but still cool, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 1/4 cups (8¾ ounces; 248 grams), sugar; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons, instant coffee granules; 1 1/2 cups, low-fat buttermilk; 1 recipe, recipe

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2005

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

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We wanted a sheet cake with great taste and texture but not much fat. Unfortunately, every low-fat recipe we tried was bland, spongy, or dry.

SERVES20

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a low-fat chocolate sheet cake recipe with great taste and texture, not to mention a creamy frosting, we skipped the low-fat ingredients and limited the butter to just a few tablespoons. Low-fat buttermilk added flavor and moisture that...

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