This Skinny Chocolate Cake is the ultimate guilt-free treat! It’s made from a cake mix and protein packed greek yogurt, then topped with a light and fluffy whipped frosting. Each serving clocks in at just under 200 calories!
I have an extra special post for y’all today! It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog over the past couple of months, but that’s just because we’ve been soaking up the sweetest moments with our new addition! Snuggles, kisses, and lots of diaper changes have been taking up a lot of my time lately. 🙂
Without further ado, I’m excited to introduce our sweet baby boy, Grayson, born April 20th, and clocking in at 8 lbs. 1 oz. 20 inches long!
Photo cred: Shannon Morton Photography
He is an absolute joy and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be his mama! It’s been kinda crazy around here now that our lives are dominated by three kiddos, but I wouldn’t have it any other way! My heart feels a sense of perfect completion now that I can’t even begin to describe. I can already tell that Grayson is definitely going to fulfill the role of “baby” of the family. Seeing as how we are planning for him to be our last little one, I can’t seem to bring myself to ever put him down and I just don’t want these sweet baby moments to end. I see a lot of spoiling in his future!
To celebrate his birth here on BOTK (and my slow return to blogging!) I figured CAKE was definitely in order! And if it’s skinny cake? Even better!
I came up with this Skinny Chocolate Cake thanks to the success of my Skinny Funfetti Cake recipe. The ingredients and process are nearly the same, and the flavor is just as good, except with chocolate!
One of my best friends is getting married in October and I’m so excited to be a bridesmaid in the wedding! BUT, I have some pregnancy weight to lose now and I’m trying to scale back on what I eat, and to make sure I’m making healthy choices. I’ve been doing pretty good so far, and have transitioned to eating more salads, veggies, and lean proteins. But as a newly postpartum mama I’m also dealing with sleep deprivation and exhaustion from having three kids at home, so I haven’t given up coffee (no way!), and sweets are still my kryptonite. So, to remedy that, skinny desserts are my cure!
This cake is made with Greek yogurt so it’s got a healthy dose of protein. It’s topped with a light frosting made from whipped topping, pudding mix, and milk, then I topped it off with a few sprinklings of mini chocolate chips. It’s a yummy and moist cake, and clocks in right around 200 calories! Now y’all can have your cake and eat it, too. 🙂
Skinny Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 (15.25 oz) box chocolate cake mix (I like Devil's Food)
- 1 cup fat free vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup water
Frosting:
- 1 small box sugar free instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (8 oz) container fat free whipped topping, thawed
- 2-3 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips for topping,, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x10 inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, Greek yogurt, and water. Mix vigorously for 1 minute. Pour mixture into prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25-35 minutes. Mine was ready at 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a medium sized bowl, stir together the pudding mix, milk, and vanilla extract until thickened. Fold in the whipped topping. Spread frosting over the top of cooled cake and add mini chocolate chips if desired. Enjoy!
Janet says
This cake is delicious, and it wasn’t “gummy” as sometimes happens with oil and egg replacement. I ended cutting up brownie size, and served the frosting on the side so I could keep the cake out of the fridge. I took to 2 parties and had rave reviews even from non-dieters.
Kim says
This cake is VERY good. One question. It says 199 calories per serving. How many servings does this make if you make it in a 9×13 pan?
Ashlyn Edwards says
Hi Kim, if you divide it into 12 slices each one is 199 calories in a 9×13 inch pan.
Anita says
Congratulations on the baby boy! He is such a cutie. 🙂
On to the cake, this is so simple and delicious. And I love that it’s a skinny version. This is definitely a winner recipe. 🙂
Suzy says
Everything about this looks so good! Love the shortcut of using a boxed cake mix! Just perfect!
Irina says
Made the cake last night! OMG! I love the frosting… this is something beyond delicious.
Sara Welch says
This was such a great tasting cake; perfectly light, moist and fluffy! Excited to make this again for Valentine’s Day!
Jessica says
Hi! This sounds fantastic! Just one question, with the cool whip frosting, does this cake have to be refrigerated?
Ashlyn Edwards says
Hi Jessica! Yes, I usually refrigerate it.
Randee says
I made the chocolate version first for a dinner with friends. It was a success but after reading comments I decided to try another version. I bought lemon cake mix. I added in 2 cups of Greek lemon meringue yogurt. I also poured into 2 round 8” pans . I decided to frost with sunshine cake frosting which can be made lower in calories by using fat free Cool Whip, fat free vanilla pudding and crushed pineapple. I added in a little extra pudding mix so the center was thick enough to show. Frosted cake
Huge success so I am a fan of skinny cake !
Ashlyn says
Awesome!!! That sounds so good!
Rozina Kerr says
Thank you for the skinny Chocolate Cake Recipe. It is very good and my Husband has made it twice when we had company. The company liked it so much . They requested that we bring the cake to a retirement party! Our company yesterday liked it also and now the recipe is going back to Holland
Ashlyn says
Yay, I’m so happy to hear that!
stephanie says
THIS SOUNDS SO WONDERFUL & I WANT TO TRY THIS FOR MY BUNCO GROUP… DOES “A CUP OF YOGURT”, MEAN JUST A 5.+ OUNCE OF GREEK YOGURT… OR A REAL CUP OF YOGURT = 8 OZ??
Ashlyn says
Hi, yes it’s a real cup!
Jaime says
My family loved this cake! I only had Yoplait French vanilla yogurt, and it still turned out great. Will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe.
Kat says
This is quick and easy and it is good for a skinny cake. I did not make the frosting and served it with ice cream. I made half of the recipe using a sugar free chocolate cake mix and added a few sugar free chocolate chips.
Lol says
Omg love it
Alyson says
Hello,
I haven’t tried this cake recipe but I have made your Cilantro Lime chicken and it is a family favorite! So much flavor!
So,…..I was checking you site for more recipes and happen to see your beautiful baby boy on this page!
He is absolutely gorgeous!
Enjoy him!!
Nicole says
Wow beautiful baby boy!,,,
Can’t wait to make this cake. No eggs ..does it come out kind of flat?.
Jacalyn says
No! Not flat at all, I thought the same thing and was pleasantly surprised how light, fluffy and moist it is.????
Melissa says
This recipe is soooo good. Loved it so much I tried a second time but made a lemon version I used Lemon cake and pudding ( 1 1/2 boxes lemon pudding in frosting). It’s a total hit
Ashlyn says
So glad you enjoyed it, Melissa!
danielle wolter says
Congratulations! What a beautiful baby boy 🙂
The cake sounds delish! I love that you used greek yogurt in it. I’ve got a few extra pounds myself, so I def need something like this (because who can eliminate sweets all together???). Thanks for the great recipe!