Sunburst chocolate cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFrozen egg substitute, thawe
¾cupSugar
½cupAll-purpose flour
cupHershey's cocoa
½teaspoonBaking soda
¼teaspoonSalt
cupWater
1teaspoonVanilla
1Powdered dessert topping
½cupCold skim milk
11ouncesCanned mandarin oranges
¾teaspoonGrated orange peel

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease sides and bottom of two 8-inch round baking pans; line bottoms with wax paper. In small mixer bowl, beat egg substitute on high speed of electric mixer 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; continue beating 2 minutes. Remove from mixer. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water and vanilla to egg mixture, folding gently until mixture is combined. Spread batter evenly in prepared pans. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans and peel off paper.

Cool completely on wire rack. Prepare Citrus Filling. In small mixer bowl, beat topping with mix with milk until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes.

Reserve ½ cup orange segments for garnish; set aside. Cut remaining segments into thirds; gently fold with orange peel into topping. To assemble, place one cake layer on serving plate; spoon half of Citrus Filling onto layer. Top with remaining layer and Citrus Filling; garnish with reserved orange segments. Cover; refrigerate several hours. Nutrition (per serving): 117 calories Total Fat 2 g (15% of calories) Source: Hershey Foods Corporation, Light & Lucious Chocolate Desserts Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #524 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@...> on Mar 19, 1997