March 21, 2008, Newsletter Issue #156: Low Fat Lemon Cake

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Cake...
Butter flavored cooking spray
8 ounces plain nonfat yogurt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 egg whites
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
rind from half a lemon, grated
3 cups flour
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Icing...
1 Tbsp fat-free margarine
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
rind from a half lemon, grated
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp skim milk

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

For cake, combine yogurt, corn syrup, sugar, vanilla, egg whites, lemon juice, and lemon rind; mix well. In another bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix well. Pour batter into a bundt pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 300 degrees for about 80 minutes.

Let cake cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan. Remove cake from pan and cool in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before icing.

For icing, combine ingredients and mix well. Pour over cake.

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