Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 272
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 27 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 270 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 48 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Ann Kelly of Gallatin, Tennessee takes advantage of boxed mixes to bake this moist berry-flavored cake. "My husband and I started watching our fat and sugar intake, so I made several changes to the original recipe to come up with this lighter version," she says. "It's best prepared the day before serving, and it freezes well, too."

SERVINGS: 20

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
  • 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free raspberry gelatin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup egg substitute
  • 1 jar (10 ounces) seedless blackberry spreadable fruit
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • ICING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons fat-free milk

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix and gelatin. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, egg substitute, spreadable fruit, applesauce and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
    Pour into a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
    In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled cake. Yield: 20 servings.


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