Healthy Cake Recipes

Ingredients:

FOR THE CAKE

2 egg whites @ room temp
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp grated lime peel
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup skim milk
1/4 cup shortening
2 tbsp lime juice

FOR THE TOPPING

1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp lime juice

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray 9" round cake pan with nonsick cooking
spray; dust lightly with flour. In a small bowl, combine egg whites
and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; beat until stiff peaks form. Set
aside.

2. Lightly spoon flour into measruing cup; level off. In a large bowl,
combine flour and remaining cake iengredients. Beat at low speed until
moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Gently fold stiffly beaten
egg whites into batter. Pour into sprayed and floured pan.

3. Bake at 350F for 27-35 minutes or unti toothpick comes out clean.
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients; spread over hot cake.
Cool cake completely in pan on wire rach.

TIP! For higher volume, bring egg whites to room termperature before
beating. Set bowl of egg whites in large bowl of very warm water; stir
whites gently for 2-3 minutes.

One serving equals 1/8 of cake.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories: 220 Protein: 3 gm Carbohydrate:
38gm Dietary Fiber: 1 gm Fat: 6 gm (polyunsaturated - 2 gm;
saturated - 2 gm) Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 180
mg Potassium: 50 mg

Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, 1 1/2 fruit, 1 fat

Source: Pillsbury Fast and Healthy Magazine, Jan/Feb 1995 Typed in MM
format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS 315-786-1120

Servings: 8