Chocolate Mocha Cake
February 14, 2007
Serves: 18 / Preparation time: 10 minutes Total time: 1 hour (plus cooling time)
Vegetable oil cooking spray
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1 box (18.25 ounces) trans fat-free chocolate cake mix
1 can (12 ounces) diet lemon-lime soda (such as Diet 7Up)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup coffee flavored liqueur (such as Kahlua)
2 tablespoons water
2 1/4 cups fat-free whipped topping
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Generously coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray. Place finely chopped pecans in the Bundt pan and roll the pan to coat the inside with nuts.
In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix and diet soda and beat according to package directions. Do not add water, eggs or oil as directed on the cake mix box. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. While cake is baking, prepare the glaze by combining confectioners' sugar, liqueur and water in a small bowl.
Mix until smooth. Pour glaze over the cake while it is still in the pan. Let stand 30 to 40 minutes before inverting the pan to release the cake.
Allow the cake to cool completely and serve each slice with 2 tablespoons of fat-free whipped topping.
Information found in Woman's World
Woman's World Magazine
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Woman's World Magazine
1 cup Bisquick or similar
1 cup sugar, divided (3/4 & 1/4)
7 tablespoons cocoa powder, divided (3T & 4T)
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup hot coffee
1/2 cup hot water
Whipped topping
Heat oven to 350-degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl,
combine Bisquick, 3/4 cup sugar, and 3 tbsp. cocoa.
Add milk and vanilla. Beat til well blended. Spoon
into a square pan, 8x8x2 inches. In a small bowl,
combine remaining sugar, cocoa and brown sugar.
Sprinkle evenly over batter. Pour coffee and water
over the top.Do not stir. Bake 40 minutes or
until the top is firm. Spoon hot cake into dessert
dishes, topping with sauce from the bottom of the pan.
Serve immediately with whipped topping.
COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS
Yield: 12 Muffins
Source: Woman's World Magazine
Shared by Judi M. Phelps
1/2 c Pecans; finely chopped
1/3 c Light brown sugar; firmly packed
1 1/2 c Plus 1 tabl. flour
1 ts Cinnamon
1/8 ts Nutmeg
1 tb Butter or margarine; melted
1/3 c Sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Vegetable shortening
1/2 c Milk
1 Egg
12 Pecan halves; optional
Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Grease 12 muffin pan cups; set aside. In a small bowl; mix together pecans, brown sugar, 1 T flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening. In a small bowl, blend egg with milk. Add to dry ingredients with half of the pecan mixture, stirring until just blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups; sprinkle with remaining pecan mixture. Garnish each muffin with a pecan half. Bake 15 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan to cool on wire rack. These muffins freeze very well.