Yummy Chocolate Cake

1. Yummy Chocolate Cake

2. Yummy Chocolate Cake • “Eating great food – no matter how simple or elaborate – should be one of life’s greatest pleasures, not an endless guilt trip.” – Author unknown • This one of our favorite quotes and motto for healthy eating.

3. Yummy Chocolate Cake • With Valentine’s Day this week, we thought we would share with you one of our favorite chocolate indulgences that won’t take you on an endless guilt trip. The Yummy Chocolate Cake with Decadent Chocolate Ganache is quick and easy to prepare. And topped with fresh raspberries or Sue’s Easy Raspberry Jam and real whipped cream makes for a perfect Valentine’s presentation.

4. Yummy Chocolate Cake Ingredients • • 2 Cups soft white wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour) • • 2/3 Cup Cocoa • • 1 ¼ tsp. Baking soda • • ¼ tsp. Baking powder • • 1 2/3 Honey Granules • • 4 eggs • • 1 tsp. vanilla • • 1 tsp. chocolate extract • • 1 Cup Mayonnaise (Healthy kind without added sugar and chemicals) • • 1 1/3 Cups water

5. Yummy Chocolate Cake • In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat next 4 ingredients for 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. At low speed, beat in mayonnaise. • Add flour mixture in three additions, alternately with water, beginning • and ending with flour. Pour into pans. Bake in 350° oven 25-30 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. • For layer cake, cool in pans 10 minutes, and remove layers to cool on racks. Frost after cool. • For 13 x 9 inch pan, you may choose to frost in pan. Let cool. Pour prepared ganache evenly over top of cake. Let cool completely until ganache has firmed up slightly. May even chill for easy slicing. https://www.breadbeckers.com/blog/yummy-chocolate-cake/