Black Forest Upside-Down Cake

This is a fun recipe to try since you make a cake from your crock pot. Yeah, you read that right, your crock pot! It is a great way to have your chocolate fix with out having to turn on your oven. This is especially great in the summer when your house is just too hot! This recipe is also not that bad. It has 4 grams of fat and 213 calories per serving. Which, when compared to those really yummy Warm Delights from Betty Crocker (10 grams and 360 calories per serving), it really is a better choice. I think I can justify that every now and then!

Black Forest Upside-Down Cake

6 egg whites
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup water
1 (18.25 ounce) Chocolate cake mix, dry (Betty Crocker Super Moist Butter recipe is a good one, but any will do)
1 (20 Ounce) can light cherry pie filling
Fat free whipped topping (optional)

* Preheat your crock pot on high
* Spray crock pot with cooking spray (Baker's Joy!)
* In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites, applesauce, and water with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
* Gently fold the cake mix into the peaks.
* Pour pie filling into the bottom of the crock pot
* Pour batter over the filling. Do not stir!
* Place a paper towel on top the crock pot and place the lid over the towel to cover. Cook on high for 2 hours or until a knife inserted in the middle comes our clean.
* Turn off the crock pot, and if possible take the crock out.
* Remove the paper towel and lid. Let sit for 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edges to loosen the cake.
* Place a large serving plate with an edge upside down on top the the crock, and holding the crock and the plate firmly together, flip the cake upside-down. It will be hot and steamy, so be careful!
* Serve with fat free whipped topping or ice cream.
* Good served hot, cold or at room temperature.