Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Frosted Cake

CAKE:
2 1/4 cups cake flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons margarine
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon orange peel
3/4 cup skim milk

CAKE:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
2. Grease with small amount of cooking oil
or use nonstick cooking oil spray on a 10-inch round pan (at least 2 1/2
inches high). Powder pan with flour. Tap out excess flour.
3. Sift together flour and baking powder.
4. In a separate bowl, beat together margarine and sugar until soft and
creamy.
5. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and orange peel.
6. Gradually add the flour mixture alternating with the milk, beginning
and ending with flour.
7. Pour the mixture into the pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or
until done. Let cake cool for 5
to 10 minutes before removing
from the pan. Let cool
completely before icing.

ICING:
3 ounces low fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons skim milk
6 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

ICING:1. Cream together cream cheeseand milk until smooth.Add cocoa. Blend well.2. Slowly add sugar until icing issmooth. Mix in vanilla.3. Smooth icing over top andsides of cooled cake.

Yield: 16 servings
Serving size: 1 slice
Each serving provides:
Calories: 241
Total fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 57 mg
Sodium: 273 mg
Calcium: 70 mg
Iron: 2 mg

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