Healthy Lemon Poppyseed Cake Recipes

HEALTHY GREEK YOGURT LEMON POPPYSEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan (8 1/2 by 4 1/2) with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In another medium sized bowl, add sugar and lemon zest. Stir together. Add greek yogurt, milk, olive oil, vanilla, egg and egg whites, poppyseed and whisk vigorously until blended.
• Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just incorporated. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick entered in center comes out clean. Remove and let cool to room temperature.

HEART-HEALTHY LEMON POPPY-SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup Bundt pan, preferably nonstick, with cooking spray and dust with flour (or use cooking spray with flour).
• Toast poppy seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Combine buttermilk, oil, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice in a glass measuring cup.
• Beat eggs, egg whites and sugar in large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until thickened and pale, about 5 minutes.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture with a rubber spatula, a third at a time, alternating with 2 additions of the buttermilk mixture. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake the cake until the top springs back when touched lightly and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
• To prepare the glaze: Sift 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar into a small bowl; mix with lemon juice and water to create a thin glaze. Poke 1-inch deep holes all over the cake with a skewer. Coat the warm cake with glaze using a pastry brush. Let cook completely. To serve, set the cake on a serving plate and dust with confectioner's sugar.

LOW FAT LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine cake mix and sugar.
• Add sour cream, water, yogurt, egg substitute and lemon juice.
• Beat at medium speed for 5-6 minutes.
• Stir in poppy seeds by hand.
• Spray a bundt pan with cooking spray and pour in the batter.
• Bake about 40 minutes or til a toothpick in center of cake comes clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Stir glaze ingredients together and drizzle over warm cake.