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Lemon Pound Cake With Mixed Berries

Lemon Pound Cake With Mixed Berries Recipe

Pound cake is so under-utilized in my humble opinion. It is so delicious with fruit toppings and in this case, a dollop of vanilla yogurt. Recipe is from Cooking Light Magazine.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Calories 284.5 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • cooking spray
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt

Topping

  • 1 cup strawberry, sliced
  • 1/3 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, in syrup (thawed and undrained)
  • 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 teaspoons flour.
  • Lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1 cup flour and baking powder; stirring with a whisk; set aside.
  • Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add egg whites and egg; beating well after each addition. Beat in rind and extract. Add flour mixture and 1/4 cup yogurt alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix well after each addition. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
  • To prepare topping; combine berries, tossing well. Cut cake into 8 slices. Top each cake slice with 1/4 cup berry mixture and 2 tablespoons yogurt.

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Nutrition

Serving: 155gCalories: 284.5kcalCarbohydrates: 46.1gProtein: 5.8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5.4gCholesterol: 45.5mgSodium: 127.8mgFiber: 2.5gSugar: 31.3g
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