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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Chocolate "Cheesecake"!

Just had to share this, courtesy of a mild tweak of Britany's pass-along recipe.

First of all, make the cake mix base...

  • 1 box devil's food cake mix (If you use low or no sugar devil's food cake mix, you can count the cake part as 2 points. I didn't know this when I started, and so made it with regular devil's food cake mix, which makes the cake portion 3 points.)
  • 1 box angel food cake mix

Frankly, I love the symmetry of that combo ...

Combine both mixes completely in a gallon ziploc pouch. Save for making an assortment of individual cakes.

Now, time to create the cheesecake surprise!

  • Place 1/3 cup of the cake mix in a large mug (I like to use a very large cappuccino mug)
  • Cut Weight Watchers reduced fat cream cheese brick into 8 equal portions. Drop one portion (1 ounce) into the cake mix in the cup.
  • Stir in 3 T cold coffee (hot works, too) or water. Stir until dry is incorporated.
  • Microwave on high for about 1 minute 10 seconds (play with your timing according to your own microwave and your desire for goopy or cakey cake.)
  • Allow to cool just slightly before digging in. MMMMM, the flavor of digging into that cream cheese in the middle of the cake is scrumptious.

Don't like cream cheese? Try dropping a single serving of sugar free chocolate pudding into the cake before microwaving. Voila, lava cake!

With sugar free cake mix combo... total is 3 points for the serving.
With regular cake mix combo ... total is 4 points for the serving. Worth it!