Anne's Low-Sugar Chocolate Cake

Even the non-diabetics in my family will eat this... happily! Granular sucrolose is a heat stable sweetener that can be substituted for sugar in equal amounts.

• Preparation Time: 40 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 283 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 2 ½ cups cake flour
• ¾ cup margarine
• ½ cup boiling water
• 1 cup cold water
• ½ cup granular sucrolose sweetener

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch pans. Stir the boiling water into the cocoa powder, and set aside to cool. In a separate bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and the granular sucrolose until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, the cold water, and the cooled cocoa mixture.

Step 3

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add the cream of tartar and sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

Step 4

Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.