TANGERINE-DREAM POPPY- SEED CAKE

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A tasty, lower-calorie, lower-fat treat from Richard Simmons. Less than half the calories and 1/7th the fat of traditional poppy-seed cake. From his book, Sweetie Pie.

Provided by BigFatMomma

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup I Can't Believe It's Not ButterĀ® Spread, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 large egg white
4 teaspoons grated tangerine zest or 4 teaspoons orange zest
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 teaspoons water
3/4 teaspoon frozen tangerine juice concentrate or 3/4 teaspoon orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/4 cup powdered sugar or 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Spray a light coat of cooking spray onto a 10-inch bundt pan.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter spread until smooth, about 2 minutes on medium with a hand mixer.
  • Beat in sugar until well blended.
  • Beat in whole eggs, one at a time, and then beat in the egg white.
  • Beat in the zest and the poppy seeds.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the buttermilk and juice concentrate.
  • Alternately fold the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into the egg mixture, beginning and ending with the flour, until just blended.
  • DO NOT OVERMIX.
  • Pour batter into bundt pan, and gently tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.
  • Bake until cake pulls away from the side of the pan, and until a toothpick comes out clean from the center (about 40-45 minutes).
  • Transfer pan to cooling rack, and let cool 10 minutes.
  • With a small knife, loosen the sides of the cake, and invert onto the rack to cool completely.
  • For the glaze:.
  • In a small bowl, stir the water, juice concentrate and zest. Stir in powdered/confectioners sugar, until just pourable.
  • Drizzle over cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.2, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 43.3, Sodium 179, Carbohydrate 56.8, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 32.3, Protein 5.2

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