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Makeover Mama Cake Recipe

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My great-grandmother used to make this delicious pound cake weekly. This is a light version of her cake yet it still has a wonderful and tasty flavor.—Tonya Peele, Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Makeover Mama Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

25 40 65

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring, optional
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, applesauce and oil. In a small bowl, combine the evaporated milk, buttermilk, extracts and food coloring if desired.
Combine the flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the butter mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating well after each addition.
Pour into a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 273 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 308 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Makeover Mama Cake in Healthy Cooking June/July 2008, p10

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Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2010 by bameiboo

I had high hopes for this light version of dessert. It has no real flavor, suprising due to the vanilla(I only use real vanilla) and lemon extracts. I didn't want a super sweet cake as I was serving it with mocha coffee with whipped cream. I ended up pouring chocolate sauce on the cake and dollops of whipped cream. Maybe good with a lemon glaze. But this was a lot of effort for the end result.