Food & Recipes

White Cake with Chocolate Walnut Topping

This classic white cake is bursting with chocolate and walnut flavor.

Serves: 8

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix
• 1/2 cup Sugar Twin or Sprinkle Sweet
• 1/3 cup Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk Powder
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (4-serving) package JELL-O sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cups (one 12-fluid-ounce can) Carnation Evaporated Skim Milk
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-by-9-inch cake pan with butter-flavored cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, combine baking mix, Sugar Twin, and dry milk powder.
3. In a small bowl, combine water, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract. Add water mixture to baking mix mixture. Mix well to combine.
4. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Place cake pan on a wire rack and allow to cool.
7. In a medium bowl, combine dry pudding mix and evaporated skim milk. Mix well using a wire whisk. Stir in walnuts.
8. Spread mixture evenly over cooled cake.
9. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. Cut into 8 servings. Refrigerate leftovers.

From COOKING HEALTHY WITH THE KIDS IN MIND by JoAnna Lund. Used by arrangement with Perigee, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Copyright © 1998 by Healthy Exchanges, Inc.

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