Dessert

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake is for Dessert.

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake takes several minutes to prepare.

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake takes several minutes to cook.

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake are:

4 oz bittersweet chocolate (60% or higher) chopped
4 oz maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
3/4 c white sugar
2 whole eggs
6 egg whites
1t vanilla extract
1/2 c pureed cooked beets
1/4 c finely ground flaxseeds
1/2 c whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 c cocoa
1/4 t baking powder

Here is how you make Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake:

preheat 350 degrees. Spray 9" round cake pan.Combine chocolate, sugar, and 1/2 water in a small saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool slightly.In a separate bowl, stir together 2 eggs, 1 egg white, vanilla, pureed beets, cherries and cooled chocolate.In another bowl, combine flaxseed, flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Blend dry ingred into the egg bowl, stirring just until combined. Using mixer and wire whisk, whisk the 5 egg whites until stiff. Place 1 heaping T into the cake batter and stir. Slowly fold the rest into the cake batter. Pour into pan, bake until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean, from 30-40 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, remove from pan and cut.Serving Size: Cut cake into 10 piecesNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WEDTODAY.

The nutritional information for Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 212.4

• Total Fat: 7.9 g
• Cholesterol: 37.0 mg
• Sodium: 87.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
• Protein: 7.2 g