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Busy Day Chocolate Cake
Course
Dessert
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
slices
Author
Bonnie Hershey
Ingredients
1
Cup
whole wheat pastry flour
plus extra for pan
1
Cup
sucanat sweetener
(or light brown sugar)
1/4
C
plus 2 TBL high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder
1
tsp
baking soda
1/2
tsp
baking powder
1/4
Cup
unsalted butter
melted
1
egg
1/2
Cup
milk
1/2
Cup
boiling water
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour 8" round cake pan. Set aside.
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Add milk, egg, and butter to dry ingredients. Stir just until combined.
Add boiling water last and mix in slowly.
Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Notes
Use powdered sugar or fresh cut strawberries to decorate and complement the delicate flavor of this cake!