Coffee-Frosted Cocoa Cake

From: 
1,001 Delicious Desserts for People with Diabetes 
by Sue Spitler (Surrey Books; October 2002; 
ISBN: 1572840498; PB)

A perfect cake to make for 
shared dinners and picnics. 

Servings: 18

1 1/2 cups sugar 
  1/2 cup margarine, softened 
    2 eggs 
    1 teaspoon vanilla 
    2 cups all-purpose flour 
  3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 
    2 teaspoons baking soda 
    1 teaspoon salt 
    1 cup skim milk
 
Coffee Frosting (recipe follows) 


Combine sugar and margarine in 
large bowl; beat until light and 
fluffy. 

Add eggs one at a time, beating 
well after each addition. 

Stir in vanilla.
 
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, 
and salt in medium bowl. 

Mix dry ingredients into egg mixture 
alternately with milk, blending well. 

Spread batter in greased and floured 
13x9-inch cake pan. 

Bake cake at 350 degrees 25 to 35 minutes 
or until toothpick inserted in center 
comes out clean and cake begins to pull 
away from sides of pan. 

Cool completely on wire rack. 

Frost with Coffee Frosting. 


Coffee Frosting 

(Makes about 1/2 cup) 

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules 
1 tablespoon hot water 
1 tablespoon margarine, softened 
1 cup powdered sugar 
2-3 tablespoons fat-free milk

 
Dissolve coffee in hot water in medium bowl. 

Beat in margarine, powdered sugar, and enough 
milk for spreading consistency.

Variation: Apricot Cocoa Cake

Make cake as above and cool on wire rack. 

Spread cake with 1 1/2 cups lite apricot preserves. 

Cut cake into squares; drizzle each serving with 
1 tablespoon sugar-free chocolate topping.

Per Serving 

Calories: 231 

% Calories from fat: 26 
Fat (gm): 6.7 
Sat. fat (gm): 1.3
Cholesterol (mg): 23.9 
Sodium (mg): 352 
Protein (gm): 3.5 
Carbohydrate (gm): 39.7 

Exchanges 

Milk: 0.0 
Vegetable: 0.0 
Fruit: 0.0 
Bread: 2.5 
Meat: 0.0 
Fat: 1.0 



From: 
1,001 Delicious Desserts for People with Diabetes 
by Sue Spitler (Surrey Books; October 2002; 
ISBN: 1572840498; PB)

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