Recipe Summary

Preparation time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Number of servings: 9

Ingredients

Vegetable oil spray
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons acceptable margarine, melted
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cups cold water or cold coffee

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350: F.
2. Lightly spray a 9-inch square baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
3. In a large bowl, sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar and baking powder together.
4. In a small bowl, combine margarine and 3 tablespoons cocoa. Add to dry ingredients.
5. Beat in milk and vanilla.
6. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Sprinkle brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup cocoa over the top of the batter one at a time but do not mix. Pour water (or coffee) over the top. Bake 40 minutes.
8. To serve, cut cake into 9 equal pieces. Invert each piece on to a dessert plate.

Source: Delicious Decisions, American Heart Association