A Treat in Time for Valentine's Day
Monday, February 11, 2008
Show your Valentine (or any loved ones) how much you care by baking warm chocolate cakes with rich cream sauce. This recipe from Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, calls for low-fat milk and nonfat yogurt, making this 139-calorie dessert only feel like a splurge!
WARM CHOCOLATE CAKES WITH COFFEE CRÉME ANGLAISE
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
Sauce
1/3 cup 2 percent milk
4 tsp sugar
1 piece (1 inch long) vanilla bean
4 tsp brewed coffee
1 egg yolk
PREPARATION
Bring first 4 ingredients to a simmer in a medium pan over medium heat, stirring continuously. Remove vanilla bean; scrape seeds into sauce. Place egg yolk in a bowl. Stir in 2 tbsp hot-milk mixture; add back to pan. Cook 1 minute; stir. Remove from heat; cool. Cover and refrigerate.
Cakes
1 egg, separated
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
7 tsp nonfat plain yogurt
Canola oil cooking spray
PREPARATION
Beat egg white in a bowl with an electric mixer on high until foamy. Add 1/2 tsp sugar; continue beating on high, adding 5 more 1/2 tsp increments of sugar until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, beat egg yolk with remaining 1 tbsp sugar until thick. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Remove from heat; stir in yogurt; add to egg yolk mixture. Fold in egg white mixture. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 325º. Coat 4 molds in a muffin tin with cooking spray; pour in batter. Bake 12 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool slightly. Pour 2 tbsp sauce on each of 4 plates (or serve in a creamer on the side); put 1 cake on top of each plate.
Labels: cake
posted by heiresschild @ 6:42 PM,
5 Comments:
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At February 17, 2008 5:11 AM,
BBC said...
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I made a chocolate cake the other day, put a lot of peanut butter in it. It's good but you can't really taste the peanut butter like you can if you make a white or yellow cake.
Instead of using cooking oil in the cake mix put in a bunch of peanut butter, I think you could get away with putting in a whole bottle. -
At February 24, 2008 2:56 PM,
heiresschild said...
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hi BBC, i do like peanut butter, but on bread with jam. i hope you enjoyed your chocolate peanut butter cake.
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At March 26, 2008 12:26 PM,
dragonflyfilly said...
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hmmmmm, i am going to try that next year! --- or maybe for Mother's Day???
luv, etcetera
pj -
At November 24, 2008 9:15 AM,
Babette said...
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Hi Sylvia! Thanks for your comment in my blog :-)
That recipe looks yummmy!
Btw, BBC, have you tried using grapeseed oil instead of canola or regular oil?
Glad to hear from you again Sylvia...we shall keep in touch... -
At December 11, 2008 12:27 AM,
Passionate Eater said...
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Only 139 calories?! I'm making those!!