Low Fat Orange Raisin Nut Snack Cake Recipes

LOW-FAT ORANGE-RAISIN BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Beat egg in small bowl with wire whisk. Add milk, orange juice, orange zest and oil; mix well. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. (Batter will be lumpy.) Stir in cereal and raisins.
• Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350°F for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

RAISIN SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Place the raisins in a bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside., In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat just until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins. , Pour into an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

WHOLE-ORANGE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the pan: Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line the pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter the parchment.
• Transfer the orange chunks and milk to a high-speed blender (or food processor) and process until it is the texture of smooth applesauce. (You should have about 1 generous cup.)
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Add half the flour mixture and beat just until combined. Beat in the orange mixture, then beat in the remaining flour mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for 20 minutes. Then, using the parchment, transfer the cake to a rack to cool completely.
• While the cake cools, prepare the glaze, if using: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and orange juice. (Use a little less juice for a thicker glaze that will sit on top of the cake, or add a little more juice for a thinner glaze that will soak into the cake.)
• Spread the glaze over the cooled cake, then slice to serve. Store leftovers well-wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days.

LOW FAT CHOC-ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180deg C.
• Beat egg whites and sugar together for 1 minute.
• Stir baking soda into apple sauce (it will bubble slightly) and then add to bowl.
• Gently fold in flour, rind and choc chips alternately with orange juice.
• Pour into prepared loaf tin.
• Bake 30- 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

APPLE, RAISIN, WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat eggs and oil together in a bowl until foamy; add sugar and vanilla and continue to beat. Add apples, beating slightly; set aside. Sift together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; add raisins and walnuts to flour mixture. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; beat slightly. Bake at 350° in greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Check for doneness after 25 minutes. , To make frosting, melt butter in saucepan; stir in flour until mixture bubbles. Add milk, stirring with wire whisk until mixture thickens. Cool. Add sugar and vanilla to cooked mixture; mix until smooth and blended. Spread on cooled cake; sprinkle with nuts.

ORANGE NUT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. In another small bowl, mix the chopped nuts and raisins and coat them together with about 1 tablespoon of flour. This is to ensure that the nuts and raisins do not sink to the bottom of the cake while it is baking.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter or margarine. Add the eggs one at a time and beat for 1-2 minutes at low speed. Stir in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and the orange juice alternately to the butter mixture and beat until everything is mixed thoroughly. Mix the nuts and raisins mixture into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10 inch bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake cool before slicing and serving.

LOW FAT ORANGE RAISIN NUT SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Cut orange into pieces.
• Put the WHOLE orange (in pieces) orange juice, egg and applesauce into blender.
• Blend or process until smooth.
• Add flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, blend or process.
• Add raisins and nuts, blend or process just until mixed.
• Pour into 9 x 9 square pan, lightly greased, and bake at 375° in a preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
• Check at 30 minutes to see if it is cooked.
• Cut into squares and enjoy this, or the original#32086.