Poppy Seed Cake Low Fat Recipes

HEALTHY LEMON POPPYSEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8x4" loaf pan with cooking spray and line one way with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the whole wheat pastry flour, erythritol, protein powder, poppyseeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, eggs, and oil. When smooth, whisk in the lemon zest, stevia extract, butter flavor, and vanilla extract.
• Dump the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and whisk together JUST until everything is incorporated.
• Transfer batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for ~40 minutes, or until the surface of the cake springs back when tapped. Let cool slightly in the pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and serve!

GUILT-FREE POPPY SEED CAKE-LOW FAT, LOW SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour or spray with non-stick spray12-cup bundt pan or 10 inch tube pan and set aside.
• Beat margarine and sugar substitute in a large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add poppy seed filling and beat untill blended.
• Add vanilla and yogurt and beat just untill blended.
• Mix flour, baking soda and salt until blended; add to poppy seed mixture, gradually, beating well after each addition.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into batter and spread in prepared pan.
• Bake for 60 minutes to one hour 15 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool; Remove from pan and completely cool. Serve immediately!

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.