Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake (Light)
- 8 ounces smooth 5% fat ricotta cheese
- 13 cup vegetable oil or 13 cup butter
- 1 14 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 34 cup low-fat yogurt
- 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350F Spray a 9-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat together ricotta, oil, and sugar, mixing well.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; add to ricotta mixture in batches, alternating with the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Pour half the batter into prepared pan.
- To make filling: In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle half over the batter in the pan.
- Add remaining batter and top with remaining filling.
- Place pan in the centre of the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out dry.
- Let the pan cool on a wire rack.
- After cake has cooled, sprinkle with icing sugar, if desired.
- Tips:A 9-inch springform pan can be used instead of a Bundt pan; check the cake at 30 to 40 minutes to see if it needs to bake a few minutes longer.
ricotta cheese, vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, lowfat yogurt, semisweet chocolate chips, brown sugar, cocoa, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-crumb-cake-light-172575 (may not work)