Sour cream-almond pound cake (lowered fat)

24 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3cupsSugar
cupMargarine; softened
1⅓cupFrozen egg substitute; thawd
cupLow-fat sour cream
1teaspoonBaking soda
cupSifted cake flour
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1teaspoonAlmond extract
xVegetable cooking spray

Directions

Cream sugar and margarine at medium speed of an electric mixer until combined. Gradually add egg substitute, beating well.

Combine sour cream and baking soda; stir well, and set aside. Combine flour and salt; with mixer running at low speed, add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in extracts. Spoon batter into a 10-inch tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1 [1-inch] slice).

PER SERVING: CALORIES 244; FAT 7.1g; CARB 42.0g; PROTEIN 3.5g; CHOLESTEROL 6mg; SODIUM 146mg.

VARIATIONS: Butter Pound Cake - omit almond extract, and add 1 teaspoon butter flavoring.

Butter Rum Pound Cake - omit almond extract, and add 1 teaspoon butter flavoring and 1 teaspoon rum flavoring.

Coconut Pound Cake - omit almond extract, add 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring.

Lemon Pound Cake - omit almond extract, and add 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind.

Orange Pound Cake - omit almond extract, and add 1 teaspoon orange extract.

From: Healthy Choice CHOICES FOR LIVING HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER, Fall 1995.

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Submitted By IRIS GRAYSON On 09-10-95