Name: Luscious light chocolate cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 60 gram low-fat spread; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 2 tablespoon cocoa; 1/2 cup low-fat milk; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/4 cup boiling water; Mocha icing; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa; 1 tablespoon boiling water; 1/4 teaspoon coffee powder

Luscious light chocolate cake

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Serves 10

Makes 10 Slice

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

60 gram low-fat spread

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

2 tablespoon cocoa

1/2 cup low-fat milk

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/4 cup boiling water

Mocha icing

1 cup icing sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa

1 tablespoon boiling water

1/4 teaspoon coffee powder

Method

Luscious light chocolate cake

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Spray a 20cm-round cake pan with oil and line base.

2.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, cream spread and sugar together. Beat in egg.

3.Sift flour and cocoa together well. Fold into creamed mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour.

4.Combine bicarbonate of soda and water. Fold into mixture. Pour into prepared pan.

5.Bake for 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested with skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and ice with mocha icing once completely cool.

Mocha icing

6.Sift icing sugar and cocoa together in a bowl.

7.In a jug, combine water and coffee. Blend into icing sugar mixture until smooth and spreadable.

8.Spread over cold cake.

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Ingredients

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Luscious light chocolate cake

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