UPSIDE-DOWN GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

• 2 Tbsp light butter
• 3/4 cup water
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup packaged shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 5 large egg whites
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• Betty Crocker German Chocolate Cake Mix (2.5 grams of fat per serving)

Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter with the water. Stir in the brown sugar until smooth. Pour evenly into the baking pan. Sprinkle the coconut and pecan evenly over the melted sugar mixture.

In a large bowl use and electric mixer set on high to beat the egg whites for 30 seconds. Beat in the buttermilk, sour cream and applesauce. Add the cake mix and beat on low speed until moistened (about 30 seconds). Beat for an additional 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 40 minutes. Cook pan on a rack.

16 servings, 5 POINTS each