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A cake that won't add pounds to you!  A moist and delicious version of the standard with 75% less fat.

Lowfat Pound Cake

Makes: 24 servings

Ingredients:

3 C sugar
3/4 C butter, softened
8 egg whites
1 1/2 ounces natural butter flavor granules
1 1/2 C low-fat sour cream
1 t baking soda
2 t vanilla extract
4 1/2 C sifted flour
1/8 t salt
Nonstick cooking spray


Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Beat sugar and butter together with an electric mixer at medium speed for 5 minutes.  Gradually add egg whites, 2 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.  Beat in butter-flavor granules until they are absorbed.

Combine sour cream, baking soda, and vanilla in a bowl, and stir until smooth.   Combine flour and salt in another bowl, and stir well.  Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar-egg mixture; beat until just blended.  Add 1/2 of sour cream mixture to that; beat until just blended.

Add another 1/3 of flour mixture; beat until blended.  Add rest of sour cream mixture; beat until blended.  Add remaining flour mixture, beat until blended.

Pour batter into a 10-inch tube pan (Bundt or angel food cake pan) coated with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake for 1 hour and 35 minutes (until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.)  Let cool in pan for 10 minutes and remove.  Let cool completely on wire rack, about one hour.

Nutritional Information:

Calories: 255
Fat: 6.5 g
Protein: 4.5  g
Carbohydrates: 44 g

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Last updated on 03/08/02


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