Double Chocolate Triple Sec Cake

Name: Double Chocolate Triple Sec Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 c plus 2 teaspoons baking cocoa, divided; 1/3 c quick cooking oats; 2/3 c reduced fat sour cream; 1/3 c splenda sugar blend or 2/3 cup splenda no calorie sweetener; 2 large eggs, room temp; 3 Tbsp triple sec liquor or orange juice; 2 Tbsp butter, melted; 5 tsp canola oil; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2/3 c all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 c miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tsp grated orange peel; FROSTING; 4 oz neufchatel cheese; 1/4 c confectioners' sugar; 2 tsp grated orange peel; 2 tsp orange juice

By Linda Dalton
@Stripey

This is a concoction of mine that was featured a few years ago in the "Eat to Beat Diabetes" section of Healthy Cooking magazine. I created the recipe because I like to reduce (or substitute) sugar as much as I can when baking. And I like to combine ground oatmeal with flour to add a little fiber and make the dessert a bit healthier. And really, who doesn't love the combo of chocolate and orange, even if it is healthy?

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Serves:

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1/3 c

plus 2 teaspoons baking cocoa, divided
1/3 c

quick cooking oats
2/3 c

reduced fat sour cream
1/3 c

splenda sugar blend or 2/3 cup splenda no calorie sweetener
2 large

eggs, room temp
3 Tbsp

triple sec liquor or orange juice
2 Tbsp

butter, melted
5 tsp

canola oil
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
2/3 c

all-purpose flour
1 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

baking soda
1/4 tsp

salt
1/4 c

miniature semisweet chocolate chips
2 tsp

grated orange peel
FROSTING
4 oz

neufchatel cheese
1/4 c

confectioners' sugar
2 tsp

grated orange peel
2 tsp

orange juice
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How to Make Double Chocolate Triple Sec Cake

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Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8x8 inch baking dish with cooking spray and sprinkle with 2 tsp cocoa; set aside. Place oats in a small food processor; cover and process until ground. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the sour cream, Splenda Sugar Blend OR Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, eggs, Triple Sec, butter, oil and vanilla until well blended. In separate bowl combine with a whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining cocoa; gradually beat into sour cream mixture until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and orange peel.
Transfer to prepared 8x8 dish. Bake in pre heated oven for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the neufchatel cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, orange peel and juice. Beat until smooth. Frost top of cake and refrigerate leftovers.

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About Double Chocolate Triple Sec Cake

Course/Dish: Other Desserts

Main Ingredient: Flour

Regional Style: American

Other Tag: Healthy

Hashtag: #Diabetic-Friendly

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