Saturday, March 10, 2012

berry coffee Cake... or Death???

Cake?? Or death?  Ah there's something about that Eddie Izzard skit that makes me crack up every time I hear the word cake... feel free to Google it.  I'll wait.


Anyways... just because this recipe says its cake, does not mean it is going to be the death of your diet.  It's been a while since I baked and since I started a new job, I decided it was time to bring back my usual routine of testing recipes out on the masses.  Since I work at a spa (where obviously, a healthy way of life is a priority), this recipe includes antioxidants and very little fat.  It went over quite well at our 7:45a meeting this morning.  I've made another coffee cake before but I have to say that this one is a bit more delicious.

Ingredients
Cake

  • 1 and 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup quick oats
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup stevia baking sugar (or like-substitute)
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup almond milk (or your preferred milk)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen berries
Topping
  • 2 tbsp whole wheat flour
  • 3 tbsp dark brown sugar (I used the real stuff for the topping)
  • 2 tbsp cold Earth Balance (or butter)
  • 1/4 cup quick oats

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients from the cake listing.  
  3. In a smaller bowl, blend together the egg, milk and applesauce.  
  4. Pour the contents of the small bowl into the mixing bowl and stir until moist, then fold in the berries.
  5. Coat an 8 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray and spread the batter into the dish.  Ensure the mixture reaches the edges as it will be a bit thick
  6. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for the topping.  Use a fork so that the mixture is crumbly.  Pour the topping over the batter.
  7. Bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.


Bellini anyone? :) Enjoy!




Nutrition Information: (courtesy of Spark Recipes Nutrition Calculator)

12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories   142
Total Fat  2.7g
Cholesterol  0g
Sodium  217mg
Carbohydrate  33.5g
Fiber  5.1g
Sugar  6.8 g
Protein  3.6g

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