Skinny Chocolate Cake Recipe (with Cake Mix)

This skinny chocolate cake recipe is easy to make using a box cake mix and Greek yogurt. With this healthier chocolate cake recipe, you can enjoy a decadent chocolate dessert without all of the guilt. 

Do you ever have a major chocolate craving and wish there was a dessert that you could enjoy without any of the guilt? If this is you, then you are in the right place! This skinny chocolate cake is very simple to make. You can use box cake mix and Greek yogurt. With these healthier ingredients, you can make a chocolate cake that is so delicious that no one would ever realize that you modified a recipe to make this dessert a little skinnier.

Not only is this homemade skinny chocolate cake a healthier option, but it is also super simple to make. To make this chocolate dessert, all you need is a box cake mix, Greek yogurt, milk, sugar-free chocolate pudding mix, vanilla, and Cool Whip. To start making your skinny chocolate cake, you will beat together the chocolate cake mix, Greek yogurt, and a cup of water. Pour this batter into your prepared cake pan and let it bake. While your cake is baking and cooling, you can go ahead and whip up your skinny chocolate frosting. To make this frosting, all you have to do is mix together your milk, vanilla, and pudding mix, then fold in the Cool Whip. In no time at all, you will have a skinny chocolate cake that is ready to enjoy!

Why You’ll Love This Skinny Chocolate Cake with Cake Mix

• To make this homemade skinny chocolate cake, you only need a few ingredients!
• Even the frosting on this skinny chocolate cake is a healthier option than traditional chocolate frosting.
• The Greek yogurt in this recipe gives it a dose of protein while also keeping the cake moist.
• This healthier chocolate cake recipe will satisfy your chocolate cravings and you will not feel guilty at all. 

Ingredients For Your Homemade Skinny Chocolate Cake

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 11 oz vanilla Greek yogurt

Frosting

• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 1.4 oz. box sugar free chocolate pudding mix
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 8 oz. tub lite cool whip, thawed
• shaved chocolate for topping (optional)

How to Make Your Skinny Chocolate Cake with Greek Yogurt

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 baking dish.

Step 2: In a medium size mixing bowl beat cake mix, Greek yogurt, and water with a hand mixture until combined.

Step 3: Pour cake batter into prepared baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Step 4: Once cake has cooled, make frosting by beating milk, vanilla, and pudding mix until it starts to thicken. Fold in the thawed Cool Whip until combined.

Step 5: Spread evenly over top of the cake and sprinkle shaved chocolate if desired. Enjoy!

Step 6: Store cake in fridge.

What to Serve/Pair with this Skinny Chocolate Cake Recipe

I love to serve this healthier chocolate cake with fresh fruit and a scoop of low carb vanilla ice cream. If you want something fruity to go along with this chocolate cake but don’t want just plain fruit, pair your chocolate cake with this strawberry jello fluff salad. Yum!

Popular Substitutions & Additions

You can choose whether or not to put chocolate shavings on top of your skinny chocolate cake. If you do choose to add these, I would go with a dark chocolate or a sugar free chocolate to help keep this recipe as skinny as possible. 

You can use any of your favorite chocolate cake mixes for this recipe. 

Reduced fat Cool Whip can be used to replace original Cool Whip to help cut some more calories in this skinny chocolate cake recipe. 

Storage & Leftovers

Because of the Greek yogurt and Cool Whip in this skinny chocolate cake, you will need to store any leftovers in the fridge. Make sure it is in a tightly sealed container. If properly stored, this chocolate cake will last up to three days. 

Skinny Chocolate Cake Recipe FAQs

What makes this skinny chocolate cake skinny?

Using Greek yogurt, Cool Whip, and sugar free pudding mix reduces both the amount of sugar and the amount of fat in this chocolate cake.

Does it matter what brand of cake mix I use for this skinny chocolate cake?

Nope! You can use your favorite box cake mix for this recipe.

Do I have to bake this cake in a 9X13 pan or can I use two round pans?

You can use any size pan that is listed on the back of the cake mix box. Just make sure that you adjust the bake time accordingly.

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Don’t Forget To Come Back And Let Me Know How Your Skinny Chocolate Cake (with Cake Mix) Turned Out!