losing it week 5 up 1 lb

This week was an off week for me ... and I will just leave it at that I guess.  But... I will do better next week I promise! For the recipe of the week, I decided to get a couple low fat chocolate cake recipes from the Weight Watchers site to share with you.  I may end up making one of these...

 Chocolate-Raspberry Heart Cake

Ingredients (5 points per piece)

	1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
	2 cup(s) unprepared devil's food cake, mix
	1/2 cup(s) water
	1/4 cup(s) fat-free egg substitute
	1/3 cup(s) jam, seedless raspberry
	4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate square(s)
	6 Tbsp jam, seedless raspberry
	6 Tbsp fat-free creamer, such as fat-free half-and-half
	1/2 cup(s) raspberries    Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8-inch-round disposable aluminum pan with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour. Bend sides of pan to form a heart shape.
• Mix together cake mix, water, egg substitute and 1/3 cup of jam with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds; change speed to high and mix for 2 minutes more. Pour into prepared pan and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a plate and remove from pan; place right side up on wire rack and allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water; allow to cool, then stir in remaining jam and half-and-half. Frost cake with chocolate mixture and outline perimeter of cake with raspberries. (Note: If chocolate mixture stiffens while frosting cake, microwave for 30 seconds to soften.)

 Dark Chocolate Cake


Ingredients (4 points per piece)

	1 spray(s) cooking spray
	2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
	1 1/3 cup(s) sugar
	1 1/2 tsp baking soda
	2/3 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
	1/2 cup(s) butter, melted
	1 1/2 cup(s) hot water
	1 tsp vanilla extract
	1 cup(s) sauerkraut, pureed until smooth
	1 tsp unsweetened cocoa Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a Bundt pan with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and 2/3 cup of cocoa. Add melted butter, hot water and vanilla extract; mix well. Add sauerkraut and blend thoroughly.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; bake in center of oven until a tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan for about 20 minutes and then turn out onto a baking rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder before slicing into 14 pieces. Yields 1 slice per serving.
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Happy Valentines day Everyone!