I am here!! I left real early this morning and got to Maine around noon. My family members up here all had a small birthday party for me. It was so thoughtful of them. So now I have a belly full of chocolate cake. Oh boy...

But, they all said that I looked great and they thought I had lost more weight.. I really haven't. It has maintained for the most part. But hey...I am happy hearing that they think I look great! =)

So here is my second recipe for you. It is also from "Cooking Yourself Thin". Here it is..

Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Serves 10 Calories per serving: 222 Weight Watchers Points= 1 slice= 3 points

For the cake
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup finely ground almonds
5 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces beets, peeled and finely grated
4 ounces low-fat buttermilk
2 tablespoons strong black coffee
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar

For the icing
1/2 cup dark chocolate, cut into small pieces (I used chocolate chips)
2 tablespoons strong black coffee
2 tablespoons honey

For the top (optional)
Organic, unsprayed rose petals

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lightly spray an 8-inch springform baking pan with cooking spray.

3. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, ground almonds, salt and baking soda, and set aside.

4. Using a standing or handheld mixer set at medium speed, beat the eggs and sugar for 4 full minutes until pale and fluffy. On low speed, beat in the grated beets, followed by dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk and coffee, and beat until the batter is smooth.

5. Pour into the pan and place in the middle of a hot oven and bake for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick inserted for doneness; it should come out clean. Bake for an additional 5 minutes if needed.

6. Cool for 10 minutes or so in the pan and unmold onto cooling rack. Cool on a wire rack until cold. 7. To make the icing, prepare a double boiler.

8. Combine all the ingredients and gently stir until the chocolate is smooth. Stir occasionally until the mixture thickens.

9. With the cake still on the wire rack, pour the icing liberally over the top of the cake and let it drip down the sides. Transfer onto a plate or cake stand for serving and garnish with rose petals.

So....... here are my beets. I was a little bit nervous to put beets in a cake....

I had all the dry ingredients in this bowl and mixed together

This is all my wet ingredients...those are the red beets on top!!

All mixed up.....Yum........... lol

While it was baking, I worked on the icing in the double boiler.

Finally,it smoothed out.

The cake is ready!! The white chunks that you can kind of see are almonds.

Here I go, pouring on the icing..

It looks soooo good. It was oozy and dripping everywhere. Nice and thick and hardens quick.

I put some color on it...because it looked so black!

Well, this cake has been a huge hit here in Maine. And, I LOVE IT!! Who knew that you could make a "healthy" chocolate cake just by adding beets!! You cannot even taste them. This cake is sooo chocolaty. I wish you could taste it through the picture.

I really should post a cooking video of me actually baking it. Maybe I will do that one day.

Please, try it...it's soooo good... and 3 points a slice!!

Til next time,

Karla =)