Cream Cheese Chocolate Pound Cake Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch loaf pan and set it aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix everything until well combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened light butter, fat-free cream cheese, and granulated sugar substitute until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in three parts, alternating with the fat-free buttermilk. Begin and end with the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it out evenly.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes. Then, remove from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
- While the cake cools, heat the fat-free evaporated milk in a small saucepan until it simmers. Pour the hot milk over the sugar-free semisweet chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth.
- Once cooled, pour the chocolate ganache over the top of the cake, spreading it evenly with a spatula.
WW Points Calculation:
- Whole wheat flour (2 cups): 16 pts (8 pts per cup)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder (¾ cup): 3 pts (4 pts per cup)
- Baking powder (1 ½ teaspoons): 0 pts (0 pts)
- Baking soda (¾ teaspoon): 0 pts (0 pts)
- Salt (¾ teaspoon): 0 pts (0 pts)
- Light butter (⅓ cup): 8 pts (24 pts per cup)
- Fat-free cream cheese (⅓ cup): 0 pts
- Granulated sugar substitute (1 ½ cups): 0 pts
- Eggs (4 large): 0 pts
- Vanilla extract (1 ½ teaspoons): 0 pts
- Fat-free buttermilk (¾ cup): 1 pt (1 pt per cup)
- Sugar-free semisweet chocolate chips (1 ½ cups): 18 pts (27 pts per cup)
- Fat-free evaporated milk (¾ cup): 1 pt (1 pt per cup)
Total Points: 47 pts
Servings: 12
Per Serving: 3.92 points
Nutrition Information:
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 7g
- Protein: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 130mg
I await your comments! Enjoy!
