Monday, October 25, 2010

Healthy Halloween: Brownie Snack Cake

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients

  • 3/4  cup  sugar
  • 1/4  cup  vegetable oil
  • 1/4  cup  plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
  • 3  large egg whites
  • 1/2  cup  all-purpose flour
  • 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  baking powder
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 1/2  cups  powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2  tablespoons  skim milk
  • 1  teaspoon  unsweetened cocoa

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Combine flour, 1/3 cup cocoa, salt, and baking powder; stir well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until blended.
Pour batter into a 9-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Combine powdered sugar and milk; beat at low speed until smooth. Spread 1/2 cup powdered sugar glaze over top of cake. Add 1 teaspoon cocoa to remaining sugar mixture, stirring with a whisk until blended. Spoon into a small zip-top plastic bag. Snip off 1 corner of bag, making a small hole. Starting in center of cake, pipe frosting in 4 concentric circles. Starting at center circle, pull a wooden pick or tip of a knife through circles at regular intervals to edge of cake to form a "web" design.

Nutritional Information

Calories:  186 (24% from fat)
Fat:  5g (sat 1g,mono 1.4g,poly 2.2g)
Protein:  2.5g
Carbohydrate:  33.3g
Fiber:  0.1g
Cholesterol:  0.0mg
Iron:  0.7mg
Sodium:  69mg
Calcium:  25mg
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 1996

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