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Skinny Little Lemonade Cakes

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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88% less sat fat • 54% less sugar than the original recipe. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade cakes!

Skinny Little Lemonade Cakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup fat-free milk
  • 2 tablespoons tub-style 60% to 70% vegetable oil spread
  • 7 cups Cascadian Farm™ organic frozen raspberries, thawed and undrained
  • Small lemon wedges (optional)
  • Fresh mint leaves (optional)

Raspberry Sauce

  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease a 9x9x2-inch baking pan. Line pan with waxed paper. Grease and flour waxed paper; set pan aside. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of the lemon peel; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer on high speed about 4 minutes or until thick. Gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed for 4 to 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture; beat on low to medium speed just until combined.
  • Step 
    3
    In a small saucepan, heat and stir milk and vegetable oil spread until spread melts; add to batter, beating until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack lined with waxed paper; carefully peel off top waxed paper and cool completely.
  • Step 
    5
    Meanwhile, for raspberry sauce: Place half of the raspberries and their juices in a medium bowl. Mash berries with a potato masher. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel. Add mashed raspberries. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Cool about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining half of the raspberries and their juices.
  • Step 
    6
    Cut cake into 12 pieces. Split each cake piece in half horizontally. Place cake piece bottoms on individual dessert plates. Spoon half of the raspberry sauce over cake bottoms. Top with cake piece tops. Spoon remaining sauce onto cakes. If desired, garnish with lemon wedges and mint leaves.

Nutrition

180 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
3g Protein
29g Total Carbohydrate
22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
2 1/2g
0%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
0%
Sodium
50mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
0%
Dietary Fiber
5g
0%
Sugars
22g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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