Flat Belly Diet Chocolate Cake With Maple Frosting

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup canola oil mayonnaise
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 35o degrees.
• 2 coat two 9" round pans with cooking spray.
• 3 beat the sugar and mayonnaise in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• 4 beat in the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract.
• 5 add the flours, cocoa, baking soda and salt and beat just until blended.
• 6 spread the batter in the pans.
• 7 bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
• 8 place on a wire rack and let cool completely.
• 9 frosting:.
• 10 combine the syrup, egg whites, and cream of tartar in the top of a double boiler.
• 11 beat with an electric mixer on high until well blended.
• 12 place over rapidly boiling water and beat for 4-7 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
• 13 remove the top of the double boiler from the water and continue beating for 3-5 minutes or until thickened and fluffy.
• 14 place one cake layer on a serving plate.
• 15 spread 1 cup of the frosting over the cake.
• 16 top with the second cake layer.
• 17 spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.