Low Fat Low Sodium Chocolate Cake Recipe

ingredients

1/2 cup skim milk
1 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1 cup water
1/2 cup low sodium corn oil margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs or egg substitute equivalent
2 tablespoons low sodium baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting
1/2 cup low sodium corn oil margarine
6 tablespoons skim milk
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 box (1 lb. size) confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix milk and vinegar together. Set aside to sour.

Bring water, margarine and cocoa to a boil. Mix flour and sugar in bowl and blend in hot cocoa mixture. Add egg substitute, sour milk, baking powder and vanilla. Bake 50 minutes in 9"x13" pan lightly greased with margarine.

Five minutes before cake is done, melt margarine, milk, cocoa and vanilla. Mix in confectioners' sugar and nuts. Spread topping on cake immediately after removing cake from oven.

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