Looking for Low(er) Calorie Chocolate Cake

echofm1

I'm making a birthday cake (possibly cupcakes) to bring into work for some of my colleagues. It's been requested that I bring in something chocolate, but last time I made a chocolate cake it just seemed to be a million calories a slice (Okay, like 500, but still a lot!). While I still intend to put frosting on it, it would be nice to cut at least some of the calories out since pretty much everyone in my office is trying to watch their weight. I want something they don't have to feel so bad about eating.

Does anyone have any good recipes that they've tried? Since it's still a birthday, I don't want a cake that sacrifices a ton of taste. If all else fails I can go for a traditional cake, but I figured I'd give it a shot!

sesquive

Try this blog! http://simple-nourished-living.com/2012/01/skinny-low-fat-chocolate-cake-recipes/

They look very tasty and good luck.

Jewcybabe

I have made the following 100 calorie chocolate cupcakes from skinnytaste,com and they were a big hit! Canned pumpkin and chocolate cake mix are the main ingredients. http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/super-moist-low-fat-chocolate-cupcakes.html

echofm1

I have made the following 100 calorie chocolate cupcakes from skinnytaste,com and they were a big hit! Canned pumpkin and chocolate cake mix are the main ingredients. http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/10/super-moist-low-fat-chocolate-cupcakes.html

Ooooo. That one looks delicious! Also, I happen to have pumpkin on hand! It also gives me extra confidence because I'm sure the cake mix is tasty, and I've seen pumpkin used as a moistener in other dishes.

princessofmilk

http://www.skinnytaste.com/ great recipes and alternatives!

I've also seen cupcake recipes which use banana, dark chocolate chips and honey instead of sugar and butter. Maybe try googling clean food cake recipe for something along the same lines?

You can make pretty low fat cheesecakes using quark and gelatine. Just use digestives and low fat spread (or graham crackers I think, if you're American) for the base. Still tasty, but lower calories.

RaggedyPond

Any box cake and just add water and baking soda.