Light Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (2 1/8 ounce) package sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups cold nonfat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
• chocolate curls (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, water and egg whites. beat on low speed for 1 minute; beat on medium for 2 minutes.
• 3 pour into a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 bake at 350° for 12-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool completely on a wire rack.
• 5 frosting:.
• 6 place milk and extract in a large bowl. sprinkle with a third of the pudding mix; let stand for 1 minute. whisk pudding into milk.
• 7 repeat twice with remaining pudding mix.
• 8 whisk pudding 2 minutes longer. let stand for 15 minutes.
• 9 fold in whipped topping. frost cooled cake. garnish with chocolate curls if desired.