This healthier, reduced calorie chocolate cake is made with a chocolate cake mix, chocolate Greek yogurt and topped with a light & fluffy chocolate whipped frosting! You won’t believe that each serving is only 200 calories.
HEALTHIER, LESS CALORIES CHOCOLATE CAKE
I am normally not one for ‘skinny’ desserts. If I want brownies or chocolate cake, then I am going to eat brownies or chocolate cake. Not smashed black bean brownies (anyone tried those?) or that chickpea healthy cookie dough I’ve seen floating around Pinterest lately.
Plus, I have never had a dessert that was “skinny” that actually tasted good… until this skinny chocolate cake! You guys, I am so in love with this chocolate cake dessert. It quite literally tastes like heaven and you would never even guess that each serving is slightly less than 200 calories!
With it being the New Year I know lots of you may be watching calories, trying to eat better, and all that fun stuff. This skinny chocolate cake is something that you can eat and not feel guilty about.
You know how after you eat a really rich, decadent chocolate dessert that heavy feeling you have?! That’s the beauty of this cake. No heavy, super full feeling.
And that light, whipped, fluffy as a cloud frosting on top is just the cherry on top. The cake tastes dense, fluffy, and rich but is so light and airy at the same time.
No mixer needed! Combine the ingredients for the cake in a bowl and pour into your baking dish. You’ll end up with a puffy and thick chocolate cake. Let that cool completely and then frost and of course, add some sprinkles or other toppings.
You could add rainbow colored sprinkles, Valentines Day sprinkles if you’re making it for the big day, or use some mini chocolate chips.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE CAKE
- milk chocolate cake mix
- 2 containers of chocolate greek yogurt
- water
- 1% milk
- sugar-free instant pudding mix
- lite cool whip
- vanilla extract
I really hope you LOVE this one like we did. Try it out and see what you think. Plus, just think of all the variations of this cake:
funfetti cake mix + a vanilla pudding
red velvet cake mix + a chocolate pudding
spice cake mix + a vanilla pudding
white cake mix + a white chocolate pudding mix
Try these other healthier treats
- Steel Cut Oatmeal Energy Bites
- Banana Yogurt Chocolate Chip Snack Bars
- Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
- Whole Grain Cinnamon Applesauce Bread
- 1 box (15.25 oz) milk chocolate cake mix do not prepare
- 2 containers (5.3 oz each) chocolate Greek yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup 1% milk
- 1 box (1.4 oz) sugar-free chocolate instant pudding mix
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tub (8 oz) lite Cool Whip thawed
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Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, Greek yogurt, and water. Stir together using a wire whisk, wooden spoon, or spatula. Make sure to mix it until it's completely combined. About 1-2 minutes.
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Evenly spread the cake batter into the prepared baking dish and cook for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Let cool completely.
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For the frosting: combine the milk, dry pudding mix, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Use a wire whisk, or handheld beaters, to whip together for about 1-2 minutes. It will thicken up after a couple of minutes.
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Add the Cool Whip and stir together until combined.
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Spread over cooled cake and top with sprinkles of choice, or leave plain.
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Serve right away or you can let it refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.
Each serving is slightly less than 200 calories!
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recipe idea adapted from Life in the Lofthouse
26 Comments
Lynn
January 9, 2018 at 1:19 pm I love this idea! Can't wait to make. Great recipes here!Together As Family
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January 14, 2018 at 10:30 am How many servings does this makes to keep them around the 200 calories?Together As Family
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April 14, 2018 at 11:32 am Made it with French Vanilla cake, f/f vanilla Greek yogurt, and the frosting with vanilla sugar free pudding, added 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, Lite CooklWhip. Topped with some caramelized slivered almonds (1 T sugar) and toasted coconut shreds. Fabulous. Thank you!Judy Patz
April 16, 2018 at 12:45 pm Sounds Delish. Per your recipe above, how much fat is in the recipe?Together As Family
April 21, 2018 at 1:51 pm I am not sure, I just have the calorie count. I don't think it's a huge amount but I wouldn't know without figuring it out. Maybe next time I make it, I will figure it out. I hope you enjoy it :)Elise
April 27, 2018 at 8:58 am If i wanted to do yellow cake and chocolate icing. What flavor Greek yogurt should I use?Together As Family
April 29, 2018 at 8:41 pm I think vanilla Greek yogurt would work for that.Kathy
May 6, 2018 at 8:00 pm Any idea how many weight watchers freestyle points per serving?Together As Family
May 16, 2018 at 10:09 pm I don't know anything about ww freestyle points so I am not sure.Paige
February 26, 2019 at 12:19 pm I figured it up with yellow cake mix (83), SF vanilla pudding (3), fat free lactaid (3), fat free cool whip (3), and triple zero vanilla Greek yogurt (6). That’s 113 total points. 12 servings = 9 points each I also calculated it using Sugar Free cake mix instead of a regular cake mix (39) and using plain Greek yogurt (0) instead of the triple zero yogurt. That brings the total points to 63. 12 servings =5 points each.Amber Boles
October 30, 2018 at 11:19 am How long should I let cool in the pan before I add the icing ?Together As Family
November 6, 2018 at 6:52 pm Just until it’s cooled. Usually an hour will be fine.marcia
February 12, 2019 at 5:43 pm Do you think i could use a sugar free cake mix too ?Together As Family
March 27, 2019 at 4:45 pm Sure! I think that would be fine.Paige
February 26, 2019 at 11:20 am I made this last night using what I had on hand. I used a yellow cake mix with vanilla Triple Zero yogurt, lite cook whip, sugar free vanilla pudding mix, and fat free Lactaid. I was impatient waiting for it to cool all the way, so I decided to poke holes in the cake after about 20 minutes of cooling and spread the topping on. I crushed 2 graham crackers and sprinkled them on top of the cake then covered it and put it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. It was AMAZING, and it was even better the next day after spending the night in the refrigerator!!! I am so excited to try different variations of this recipe. I’m excited to try some of your other recipes. Thank you for sharing!Ginny Bielucki
March 24, 2019 at 2:23 pm This is a great recipe. I am wondering-do you have to refrigerate the cake if you don't frost it?Together As Family
March 26, 2019 at 2:01 pm No, you probably would not have to. I would store it covered on the counter.Hayley
May 1, 2019 at 8:20 am So does this cake have to be refrigerated after you frost it? Trying to get my family to eat healthy but we all love cake.Together As Family
May 3, 2019 at 11:34 am It does, yes. Plus it tastes much better cold. Leftovers keep really well in the fridge for a few days as well.Anna
May 8, 2019 at 11:35 am The only reason I left a 4 star is the macros for this recipe aren’t spot on 200 calories unless you use sugar free cake. I calculated up the nutritional info for this recipe using sugar free cake, and the okios yogurt and put them below! Macros per serving: (makes 12 servings) 194 calories, 40 carbs (37 net), 5.5 protein and 3 fiber!! Thanks for the idea!Kris
May 17, 2019 at 5:01 pm What size pan do you use?Together As Family
May 20, 2019 at 2:08 pm a 9x13 baking dish