Moist Chocolate Cake

We all have family recipes that are passed down and we LOVE. Here is a twist on a family classic from my childhood. I am always looking for ways to make things healthier and easier to enjoy.

Less fat AND less sugar but still tastes GREAT? That definitely makes me enjoy it more. ;)

MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Dry ingredients:

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

Wet ingredients:

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup milk + 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

(I use almond milk in mine)

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

Mix all the dry ingredients together and then add in the wet ingredients. After that is mixed well, add 1 cup boiling water and finish mixing!

You can bake the cake in a 9x13 cake pan for 30 mins at 350 degrees or you can split it into 9" round cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for approx 25 mins to make a layered cake.

Make sure you don't over bake it so it stays nice and moist!

I made a filling using a 1/2 box of Junket Raspberry Danish Dessert with raspberries folded in. Then topped it with chocolate frosting. DELISH!

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Do you have family recipes that you have "healthified" and can enjoy more often now?!?


Send me a photo and tell me how you have made it healthier and I will post it on the blog!