LO LO CAL CHOCOLATE CAKE-DELICIOUS!!

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  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Hi, I see on the post you mentioned pumpkin pie filling, don"t use that, it has to be plain pumpkin with nothing in it..good luck.
  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Hi, I did see someone else make it with yellow cake mix, never tried that combo tho.
  • walkdmc
    walkdmc Posts: 529 Member
    Mmmm, thanks! I love Autumn and all of it's pumpkin recipes. I've added pumpkin to spice cake mix which was really good and a favorite of my kids. I can't wait to try the chocolate version.

    If you get the big can of pumpkin (I think it's like 28oz) only use half of it per whole box of cake mix. I use the 15 oz. can of pumpkin per box of mix and it comes out more cake like. If you use the entire big can (28oz) per box of mix, it comes out way too moist and sticky, IMO. The lesser amount of pumpkin makes it more cake-like. I also add about 4 milk chocolate chips or butterscotch chips to mine (I make muffins). And to reiterate the OP's direction, you only add the pumpkin to the cake mix....no eggs, no oil, absolutely nothing else unless you want to augment the flavor. Then, bake it exactly as indicated on the cake mix box, as if you added the eggs/oil/water/whatever.

    My kids eat the pumpkin/spice cake muffins for breakfast. Pumpkin is so healthy!
  • sandy2006
    sandy2006 Posts: 483 Member
    Just made this recipe. Was good. I added some whip cream to the top that made it even better. My calorie count came out to 173 cal per 1/12 of the whole recipe minus the whipped cream.
  • This sounds great! Can't wait to try!
  • I made this yesterday and it is FABULOUS! I love it! Light and fudgy at the same time. Even my 5 year old daughter loves it. Can't wait to try other flavors. Thanks!
  • pearlymae
    pearlymae Posts: 100 Member
    This is the best chocolate cake I have eaten...
    1 Box of chocolate cake mix dry
    1 15oz. can of pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)...mix with a wooden spoon until all moistened.

    Thats it....spray with Joy cooking spray in a 9 x 13 pan bake at 350 degrees for about 20 mins and then check with toothpick, should be moist, don't over cook, so fudgey and delicious.

    Let mee know how much you love it.:explode: :heart: :heart:
  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Someoe mentioned whipped cream, great idea, but I sprinkle confectioners sugar in a shaker on top over the surface when cooled...hard to wait tho...
  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Hi you said it came out to 173 cals, do you know the fat calories?
  • Yum!
  • roblow65
    roblow65 Posts: 156 Member
    bump
  • graysmom2005
    graysmom2005 Posts: 1,882 Member
    What are the nutritional stats? Thanks!
  • Just put mine in the oven :)

    I used a Betty crocker chocolate cake mix,
    a 15 oz. can of Libbys 100% pumkin
    and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

    And after mixing it, I had a bit of trouble getting it smoothed out to the corners of my 9x13 pan because of the denseness of the dough, so I'm hoping it's alright :)

    Will come back and let you know when it's done :)

    ***

    I am now done and it turned out delish!!! Very nice and moist cake :-9

    I cut it into 15 pieces and that reads as 138 cal. when I put the ingredients into the recipe calculater.
    (When I did 10 servings, as the betty crocker box suggests each serving is 207 cal.)

    Yummy - thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • This sounds great! I am ashamed to say I have never tasted pumpkin... :blushing:
  • snowdays
    snowdays Posts: 23 Member
    bump
  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Soooo glad you liked it, I wondr if adding a touch of water would make it smooth out better, but no worries if it turned out good, I also sprinkle a little cconfectioners sugar on top when cool.
  • pbaker8307
    pbaker8307 Posts: 60 Member
    Just used a sugar free brownie mix with a can of pumpkin puree....it is so good...did put 3 tablespoons of water to thin out the mixture....helped with spreading it out in the pan

    Makes 12 servings
    Data below is what I got when I put it into recipe section of MFP

    Calories 102
    Total fat 2.6 g
    Sodium 86.5 g
    Total carbs 24.2 g
    Dietary fiber 4.5 g
    Sugars 1.2 g
    Protein 1.6 g
    Vitamin A. 87.5%
    Vitamin C 0.6%
    Calcium 0.6%
    Iron 5.2%
  • slainnz
    slainnz Posts: 56 Member
    Bump, cant wait to try!
  • Just used a sugar free brownie mix with a can of pumpkin puree....it is so good...did put 3 tablespoons of water to thin out the mixture....helped with spreading it out in the pan

    Makes 12 servings
    Data below is what I got when I put it into recipe section of MFP

    Calories 102
    Total fat 2.6 g
    Sodium 86.5 g
    Total carbs 24.2 g
    Dietary fiber 4.5 g
    Sugars 1.2 g
    Protein 1.6 g
    Vitamin A. 87.5%
    Vitamin C 0.6%
    Calcium 0.6%
    Iron 5.2%

    Sounds like a good idea w/the water - thanks!
  • Soooo glad you liked it, I wondr if adding a touch of water would make it smooth out better, but no worries if it turned out good, I also sprinkle a little cconfectioners sugar on top when cool.

    I will try the powdered sugar on my next piece, thanx :)
    And thank you soooo much for the recipe!!!
  • BUMP!
  • I just tried this with a gluten free cake mix (yellow). Very good! Thank you for posting this.
  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
    I tried this with a spice cake mix and a full cup of water and it turned out great. The cake had a fairly normal cake texture, just a little more moist than usual. I made cupcakes and sprinkled them with pumpkin pie spice while they were still hot. Yum! I think I could have made a regular layer cake and iced it with seven minute icing, which is essentially fat free, and one would have guessed they were being served a low fat dessert.
  • This sounds great, going to try it this afternoon. No canned pumpkin here in Australia, so I'm just going to weigh, microwave and then puree some butternut pumpkin to add the the cake mixture. Will post again to let you know how it went. No nutmeg here will have to see how it goes, lol.
    Cheers
    Michelle
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    Bumping this, I'm going to try it with other squashes like butternut and some sweet potatoes!
  • bumppp!!
  • snoopage
    snoopage Posts: 8 Member
    Sounds super yumm!!!! :)
  • Hi All,
    it turned out great with the Butternut 'pumpkin', i know the americans call them squashes, dense and moist and super yummy. I cooked mine in a square 20cm tin and then cut it into 25 pieces and each portion comes to 80 cals. Will be trying this again with a butter cake mix next to see how it works. :-D.....
    Cheers
    Michelle
  • Sounds yummy, will add 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • jc1200
    jc1200 Posts: 2 Member
    In the UK
    from Nigella.com :-
    It is probably easiest to order the canned pumpkin on-line and there are two websites which offer a large variety of US foods in the UK - Stateside Candy Co. The links to the canned pumpkin are below and both offer 15-ounce and 29-ounce cans. You can freeze excess canned pumpkin in airtight containers for up to 3 monhs. It may look a little grainy when thawed but it is fine to cook with.

    If you are visiting London then you can also buy canned pumpkin at Panzer's in St John's Wood and Partridge's in Sloane Square or Gloucester Road (and also their website below).

    You can also make your own pumpkin puree by steaming cubes of peeled pumpkin (seeds removed) until tender (this is about 20 minutes for roughly 1 1/2-inch cubes but start checking after 10 minutes, the pumpkin should yield easily to the tip of a table knife). Puree and measure out to use in your recipe.

    http://www.americansweets.co.uk/libbys-u425gu-solid-pack-100-natural-pumpkin-a-thanksgiving-essential-386-p.asp

    http://www.partridges.co.uk/index.php/fuseaction/shop.product/productid/257

    :smile:
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