Good Things Utah Girls!

Last week my friend Sharla had a recipe featured on Good Things Utah and she invited me to go with her. We had so much fun being in the audience of our favorite local show. We were on T.V. twice and we got to meet Nicea, Angie, Marti, and Reagan. We were also given a tour of the entire Channel 4 studio. I posted the recipe below and If you love chocolate it's definitly one to try and it's a healthy version too.


Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

Modified by Sharla Naylor from a recipe found in Shape Magazine.

Non-stick cooking spray
2 c. whole wheat flour (or flour of your choice)
1 c. granulated sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
5-8 T cocoa powder (depending on how dark of chocolate you like it)
1 t. baking soda
4 egg whites
1 c. unsweetened applesauce
3/4 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly coat a 9x13in. baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on the highest speed, beat the egg whites for 90 seconds. Add applesauce, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add half of the flour mixture and beat on a low setting until just mixed. Add the remaining flour mixture and beat on high for 2 minutes.
Transfer batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 35-40 min, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Rich Chocolate Icing

3 T Canola oil
6T soymilk or low-fat buttermilk
2c. confectioners powdered sugar
2-3 squares of semi-sweet baking chocolate (depending on how dark of chocolate you prefer)
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. salt

Directions: Over low-heat, melt chocolate in canola oil and soy milk, stirring constantly. After melted, remove from heat, and stir in sugar, vanilla, and salt. Stir, and you are done!