Good for You Chocolate Cake!
10/04/2012 08:00:00 AM Posted by mommy2twincesses
Okay, in all honesty, this has to be the closest thing there is to “good for you chocolate cake”! I kept hearing rumors of such thing, but figured it was as likely as finding Sasquatch :o/ But, much to my surprise (and delight), such a thing exists, and it’s so simple it’s scary!
I pinned the recipe on my “Schweet” board on Pinterest and decided to give it a whirl. Dr. Oz supposedly showed the recipe on his show, and I guess I believe just about anything he says. (Yes, I’m way too trusting.) But, nevertheless, I tried it, and was pleasantly surprised with the results!
Ingredients for “Good for You Cake”:
Boxed cake mix of your choice (I used Devil’s Food Chocolate)
1 Cup of Plain Greek Yogurt
1 Cup Water
Instructions:
Mix the ingredients well and follow baking time on the cake box!
While I was mixing the batter up I was a little alarmed by the thickness of it and thought several times that this would never work. The consistency was mousse like, very thick and rich. I’m a batter eater, so of course I HAD to taste it…….it was heaven on a spoon! Just like a chocolate mousse! My girls and I ate too much of it before it even made it to the oven and I didn’t have to worry about us falling ill with salmonella from raw eggs because there are none!
I watched hesitantly as it baked because after 30 years on this planet I’ve learned that when things seem too good to be true, they usually are. I figured it would rise, would be hard or dry, or heck, with my luck-blow up or something! LOL, but none of those things happened!
When the oven timer beeped, I took it out and was truly amazed at how wonderful this cake was! Moist, fluffy, and just YUMMY!
My mom is anti health food (don’t tell her I told you so!) so I immediately called her over to taste my new cupcake recipe! I fibbed a little and said they were “homemade” to make sure she would try them and guess what?! She loved it and couldn’t believe it when I told her what all WASN’T in it!
No butter, no eggs, no oil! Just cake mix, yogurt, and water! 100% yummy and I can safely say that I will no longer bother fattening up cake; I’ll be sticking to Dr. Oz’s recipe!
My kids, my mom, and I give this recipe 8 thumbs up!
Let me know how you like it after you’ve tried it!
October 4, 2012 at 3:16 PM
This looks yummy! I also use the WW ~ 1 box choc cake and 1 can diet coke ~ recipe. It works well with only the calories of the cake mix to add to your waistline. (:
Thanks for sharing!
October 5, 2012 at 2:29 PM
Hmmmm Jill, you've got me curious! I've never heard of a choco cake and diet coke recipe! I may just have to give that a try!
October 13, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Love the sound of this cake, will definitely give it a try.