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We bet you never thought you'd see a German Chocolate Cake you could indulge in and still lose weight, did you? Cake lovers, get your forks ready!
Ingredients
Streusel: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2 Tbsp. chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces 1/3 cup flaked sweetened coconut 1/3 cup chopped pecans
Cake: Cooking spray 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 oz. sweet baking chocolate 1/2 cup boiling water 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/3 cup butter or stick margarine, softened 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large egg whites 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
Glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp. butter or stick margarine 4 tsp. fat-free milk
Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
To prepare streusel, lightly spoon 1/4 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1/4 cup flour and brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in coconut and pecans.
To prepare cake, coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Set aside. Combine cocoa and baking chocolate in a small bowl; add boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Set aside.
Combine 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar and 1/3 cup butter at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about five minutes). Add vanilla and egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in cocoa mixture.
Spoon half of batter into prepared pan; top with streusel. Spoon remaining batter over streusel. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
To prepare glaze; combine powdered sugar and butter in a small bowl. Add milk; stir with a whisk. Drizzle over cake.
Makes 16 servings (serving size: 1 wedge). Nutritional values per serving: 302 calories (29 percent from fat), 9.8g fat (5.3g sat, 3.2g mono and 0.8g poly), 3.8g protein, 58g carbohydrate, 0.7g fiber, 16mg cholesterol, 1.6mg iron, 224mg sodium and 58mg calcium.
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