Saturday, February 13, 2010

Saturday Superfoods

How about a good recipe for Valentine’s Day? With a few sensible alternatives, this dessert will add the some zing to sweet day.

Sweetheart Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup cane sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1/3 cup applesauce
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp pure vanilla
1 cup warm water

Directions
Lightly coat an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Heat the oven to 350º. Sift together first six ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Blend dry and wet ingredients. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until the cake has risen and springs back when pressed. Serve the cake topped with fresh strawberries or raspberries.

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