Name: Mocha-Fudge Cake
Yield: Makes 12 slices
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 4 tablespoons butter; 3 eggs; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 3/4 cup hot coffee; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Vegetable oil cooking spray

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Mocha-Fudge CakeLisa Hubbard

Chef David Schmidt whips up this moist chocolate confection for 70 people at a time, but we've cut it down to sheet-pan size. Serve with lowfat vanilla ice cream.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 12 slices

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

4 tablespoons butter

3 eggs

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

3/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 cup hot coffee

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

Vegetable oil cooking spray

Preparation

Heat oven to 350°F. Beat sugar and butter in a bowl until combined. Beat in eggs, then chocolate, then sour cream. Sift flour and baking soda in a bowl; add to chocolate mixture. Beat in coffee, vanilla and salt until combined. Coat a 9" x 13" pan with cooking spray; pour in batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 minutes.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 279 calories per slice

11 g fat

6 g saturated

42 g carbohydrates

2 g fiber

4 g protein

#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self

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