Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup usweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp espresso powder or instant-coffee granules
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp granular sugar
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup fat-free buttermilk
• 1/2 cup raspberry spreadable fruit
• 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Makes 12 Servings

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F; spray 2 (8-inch square) baking pans with nonstick spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed, cream the granulated sugar and butter; add the egg and vanilla, beating until smooth. Gradually beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, until the batter is smooth. Dived the batter between the pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool completely in the pans on a rack. Insert a sharp knife around the edges of each pan; remove the cakes from the pans. Transfer 1 cake to a platter, flat-side up.
4.  Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over low heat, melt spreadable fruit, 2-3 minutes. Brush 1/4 cup of the spreadable fruit on top of the cake on the platter; top with the other cake and brush with remaining spreadable fruit. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

WW POINTS VALUE: 3 pts

 Note: This recipe appears in the New WW Complete Cookbook. Who does not love chocolate cake? I've always made chocolate cake from Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker and they always turn out delicious. This recipe looked too good to pass up and I've always wanted to bake a chocolate cake from scratch. It was relatively easy and heavenly delicious. If you don't want to make a chocolate layer cake, you can always make chocolate cupcakes or even mini-chocolate lava cakes with the spreadable fruit or ganache sauce. If you're concerned about caffine, use decaffinated coffee instead. You can also susbstitute other fruit flavors for the spreadable fruit if you like.