Losers for Lent
Treat--Flourless Chocolate cake in a cup
Here is something I gleaned from another group I belong to (can't remember which one exactly....)
Carolyn's Flourless 3-minute Chocolate Cake!
1 egg, beaten well
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbs. heavy cream or half/half or CC milk
2 Tbs. cocoa
10 tsp. of sweetener of your choice (this time I added 5 packets of Splenda)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbs. softened butter
In a small bowl, beat egg with fork and add in the rest of the ingredients
until
a smooth batter is formed.
Pour into a cup which will hold 8 ounces. You could use a coffee mug..I
Pammed it..Microwave for one minute..
The carb count would depend on the sweetener. You could use Davinici
syrup..I don't think it would affect the texture of the cake..But, without
the sweetener, you would have .7 carb for the egg and 2 NET carbs for the cocoa
powder<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_cocoa_powder_page.html>..About
3 net carbs in all..then add the sweetener carbs.
And a few "tweaks" folks have made...
"I put in some flax
meal<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_flaxseeds_page.html>instead
of a Tb of cocoa and it was a really good addition."
"Halfway through the cooking, put in SF Dove chocolate..It will sink then
melt to make a creamy center..You could also melt one on top and just spread
it around the top for a frosting..Then add whipped cream.."
"I was also shooting for a lower calorie option. I used 1/4 c eggbeaters
(30), 2 T low fat sour cream (35), 1 T cocoa
powder<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_cocoa_powder_page.html>(20),
1 T flax (30). Instead of the cream I used water - I was out of the
Carb Countdown Milk I usually use. It was excellent and only 115 calories!
Good deal!"
"made this with vanilla protein powder instead of cocoa...topped it with
plain yogurt, then I poured strawberries and blueberries sweetened with
vanilla Davincis<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=davinci_syrups_page.html>
..."
"I put a Tbspn of the powdered peanut butter (PB2) that I just got in the
mail instead of one of the Tbspns of cocoa and it was great!"
"I tried using the vanilla protein powder like carbkinky instead of the
cocoa, and it was also delicious!!! I added some sf strawberry jam and
whipped cream to top it off...yum....
I also started thinking about the consistency of this...and thought...this
may make for great bread!!! So I experimented with not adding the vanilla
extract<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_vanilla_extract_page.html
Carolyn's Flourless 3-minute Chocolate Cake!
1 egg, beaten well
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbs. heavy cream or half/half or CC milk
2 Tbs. cocoa
10 tsp. of sweetener of your choice (this time I added 5 packets of Splenda)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbs. softened butter
In a small bowl, beat egg with fork and add in the rest of the ingredients
until
a smooth batter is formed.
Pour into a cup which will hold 8 ounces. You could use a coffee mug..I
Pammed it..Microwave for one minute..
The carb count would depend on the sweetener. You could use Davinici
syrup..I don't think it would affect the texture of the cake..But, without
the sweetener, you would have .7 carb for the egg and 2 NET carbs for the cocoa
powder<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_cocoa_powder_page.html>..About
3 net carbs in all..then add the sweetener carbs.
And a few "tweaks" folks have made...
"I put in some flax
meal<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_flaxseeds_page.html>instead
of a Tb of cocoa and it was a really good addition."
"Halfway through the cooking, put in SF Dove chocolate..It will sink then
melt to make a creamy center..You could also melt one on top and just spread
it around the top for a frosting..Then add whipped cream.."
"I was also shooting for a lower calorie option. I used 1/4 c eggbeaters
(30), 2 T low fat sour cream (35), 1 T cocoa
powder<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_cocoa_powder_page.html>(20),
1 T flax (30). Instead of the cream I used water - I was out of the
Carb Countdown Milk I usually use. It was excellent and only 115 calories!
Good deal!"
"made this with vanilla protein powder instead of cocoa...topped it with
plain yogurt, then I poured strawberries and blueberries sweetened with
vanilla Davincis<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=davinci_syrups_page.html>
..."
"I put a Tbspn of the powdered peanut butter (PB2) that I just got in the
mail instead of one of the Tbspns of cocoa and it was great!"
"I tried using the vanilla protein powder like carbkinky instead of the
cocoa, and it was also delicious!!! I added some sf strawberry jam and
whipped cream to top it off...yum....
I also started thinking about the consistency of this...and thought...this
may make for great bread!!! So I experimented with not adding the vanilla
extract<http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=281&url=now_vanilla_extract_page.html
Another great recipe. Love the protein powder options.
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Oooooh................. just what I need to meet the monthly chocolate cravings!!!! This is quick, easy and nutritious. This sounds like something I could mix in the morning, take to work in a well sealed container and then nuke it when I need a break. Hmmmmmmmmmmm..... endless possibilities flavor wise too. Thanks for sharing!