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Health{ier} Chocolate Cake {recipe}

July 15, 2012 Teresa Swanstrom Anderson
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I'm always on the hunt for healthy...or healthier treats for our family. I found this one on Hungry Girl's Blog and I'm LOVING it!

There are literally 3 ingredients. Greek yogurt {which we always have in the fridge anyway}, devil's food cake mix, and water.

Imani was the lucky helper this time since the boys were all outside playing.

healthy chocolate cake recipe with greek yogurt

I promise I don't let the kids do this when we're having guests.

Come on, I know you do this too.

{girl after my own heart}

{photo via}

We recently bought a cake pan in the shape of the Swedish Dalecarlian Horse {most people call it the Dala Horse}.

We incorporate so much of Ethiopia in our house but we don't want to forget about Anton & Laith's Scandinavian heritage. It's fun that our family has ties to several countries and is able to celebrate all of our cultures.

I was so paranoid about getting it out of the pan...but...success!

Truthfully I made these extra cupcakes in case our Dala Horse crumbled.

We really try and limit the amount of sugar the kids have so usually our cupcakes are topped with powdered sugar or my favorite, a little smearing of Nutella.

 It was super moist & almost decadent tasting.

Hopefully she'll love baking as much as I do!

{recipe} 

. ingredients .

. one 18.25 box cake mix {devil's food is best}

. one cup fat-free plain Greek Yogurt {I used Fage Total 0%}

. one cup water

. directions .

. combine cake mix and yogurt in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean {Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time}

makes 12 servings

PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*

{take joy}

TERESA

 

In Recipes Tags cake recipe, greek yogurt, healthy chocolate cake, Imani, recipe
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Writer, speaker, and busy mama of six

2 biological & 4 from Ethiopia

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My first time out of the country was in 5th grade when I tagged along with my dad and some of his friends on a medical mission trip to Guatemala. . It changed my life forever because it burst the little bubble I didn’t realize I lived in. It opened my eyes to poverty and need and an entirely different culture I didn’t know existed. . I remember flying into a tiny remote village in the mountains on a rickety little Cessna piloted by a man named Ludin who worked for MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship). I recall like it was yesterday, how livestock was cleared from the field as we dipped down to land, likely taxing over cow pies and who knows what else. . I remember being followed around by children who wanted to simply touch my hair because they’d never seen a blonde child and they thought I was magical. Their toys were dolls made of sticks and bits of fabric and instead of trucks, they played with rhinoceros beetles the size of my hand that had been preserved in formaldehyde. We woke every morning to the sound of roosters and walked downstairs for hot polenta pancakes set out on a veranda covered in bougainvillea before setting out for the clinic. . I was curious about everything so the team of doctors let me sit on the windowsill and watch surgeries as long as I was quiet and made me promise if I felt nauseous at any time, that I’d leave quickly and quietly so as not to disrupt the already nervous patients. Especially since some of them weren’t put all the way under because of lack of resources. . The goiter and tumor removals were the ones I remember most. Well, that and the smell of cauterized flesh as they worked. I realized sitting up there in the teal colored tiled windowsill that people in this beautiful country just south of mine didn’t have access to medical care like I did. . I thought since I was a child, there wasn’t much I could do to make a difference...all I could do it sit and watch the adults do their thing. . I was WRONG. . Head to the link in my profile for what I realized + what your kids can do NOW to be WORLD CHANGERS!
500 hours later, this is her “I’m SO over braids” face. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂😂 So thankful for friends who are willing to give up their evenings for a little beautification!
People ask us all the time when the right time is to take a child to a third-world-country. Want to know what I tell them? Head to the link in my profile (or swipe up in my Stories) for my thoughts... . @run.5050 @bonfire @healing_waters . 📷 @jessienicholeweddings

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Spent the day helping set up for Laith’s school’s auction and am all googley-eyed at the beginnings of @somethingstyledco’s floral crown making area!! . @teamanastasis...you SURE know how to throw a fundraiser!! 🌺🌿🌸
I was going to post about how my morning drink has helped my health so much. It’s a mixture of about 10 supplements: Everything from help for my leaky gut (so awesome), to thyroid, kidney, collagen, inflammation, circulation and more. . I used to gag when drinking it...but now I crave it. . I was going to talk about the importance of taking care of yourself in a healthy way... . But really all I can think about is... . What in the WORLD is wrong with my EYE?! 😂😂🤷🏼‍♀️
500 hours later, this is her “I’m SO over braids” face. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂😂 So thankful for friends who are willing to give up their evenings for a little beautification!
My first time out of the country was in 5th grade when I tagged along with my dad and some of his friends on a medical mission trip to Guatemala. . It changed my life forever because it burst the little bubble I didn’t realize I lived in. It opened my eyes to poverty and need and an entirely different culture I didn’t know existed. . I remember flying into a tiny remote village in the mountains on a rickety little Cessna piloted by a man named Ludin who worked for MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship). I recall like it was yesterday, how livestock was cleared from the field as we dipped down to land, likely taxing over cow pies and who knows what else. . I remember being followed around by children who wanted to simply touch my hair because they’d never seen a blonde child and they thought I was magical. Their toys were dolls made of sticks and bits of fabric and instead of trucks, they played with rhinoceros beetles the size of my hand that had been preserved in formaldehyde. We woke every morning to the sound of roosters and walked downstairs for hot polenta pancakes set out on a veranda covered in bougainvillea before setting out for the clinic. . I was curious about everything so the team of doctors let me sit on the windowsill and watch surgeries as long as I was quiet and made me promise if I felt nauseous at any time, that I’d leave quickly and quietly so as not to disrupt the already nervous patients. Especially since some of them weren’t put all the way under because of lack of resources. . The goiter and tumor removals were the ones I remember most. Well, that and the smell of cauterized flesh as they worked. I realized sitting up there in the teal colored tiled windowsill that people in this beautiful country just south of mine didn’t have access to medical care like I did. . I thought since I was a child, there wasn’t much I could do to make a difference...all I could do it sit and watch the adults do their thing. . I was WRONG. . Head to the link in my profile for what I realized + what your kids can do NOW to be WORLD CHANGERS!
500 hours later, this is her “I’m SO over braids” face. 🤷🏼‍♀️😂😂 So thankful for friends who are willing to give up their evenings for a little beautification!
People ask us all the time when the right time is to take a child to a third-world-country. Want to know what I tell them? Head to the link in my profile (or swipe up in my Stories) for my thoughts... . @run.5050 @bonfire @healing_waters . 📷 @jessienicholeweddings

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