Chocolate Raspberry Cake –Applebee’s

    Servings: 10 Cakes / Units per Serving=6
    Cake alone=4 Units per slice.
    Using 1/2 recipe for the glaze, units drop to 5 per slice

    Source: WW Boards-Posted by Misty


    Ingredients

      1 C flour
      1/2 tsp baking powder
      1/4 tsp baking soda
      4 T butter
      1 C sugar
      1/3 C unsweetened cocoa
      1 egg
      1 tsp vanilla extract
      1/2 C- FF milk
      1/2 C Low Sugar Red Raspberry Preserves
      1 1/2 C powdered sugar
      1/2 C unsweetened cocoa
      3 1/2 T water
      3/4 C raspberries


    Heat oven to 350, coat 8 1/2 " round cake pan w/ cooking spray line w/ waxed paper & coat paper w/ spray.

    Sift flour, baking powder & baking soda, set aside.

    Beat together next 5 ingredients until smooth.

    Alternately beat in milk & flour mixture until blended, Pour batter evenly into prepared pan.

    Bake 35 - 40 minutes.

    Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes…Peel wax paper & cool completely on rack.

    Glaze:

    Beat confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder and water until smooth and creamy..

    Slice cake horizontally to make 2 layers.. Spread bottom layer with raspberry preserves.. add remaining layer top side up.. Glaze top & sides of cake, garnish with raspberries