Low Fat Coffee Cake Recipes

SKINNY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix streusel ingredients with fork until crumbly; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix flours, 3/4 cup brown sugar, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in remaining coffee cake ingredients until well blended.
• Spoon half of batter in pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the streusel evenly over batter. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over streusel; carefully spread. Sprinkle with remaining streusel.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool about 1 hour. Serve warm.

COFFEE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 170C Fan and spray a 24cm square cake tin evenly with the low fat cooking spray. Then line the tin with greaseproof paper.
• Sieve the bicarbonate of soda and self-raising flour into a large bowl. Then stir in the sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence, chopped walnuts, coffee mixture and yogurt.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks and then gently fold them into the cake mixture.
• Spoon the cake mixture into the cake tin using the back of a warm spoon to level the surface flat.
• Bake for approximately 30 - 35 minutes in the centre of the oven. Check the cake is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the centre and ensure it comes out clean. Remove from oven.
• Allow the cake to rest in the tin for a couple of minutes and then turn out the cake onto a wire cooking rack, remove the greaseproof paper and allow to cool completely.
• Thoroughly mix together the coffee and water mixture with the sieved icing in a bowl until smooth.
• Spread the coffee icing mixture evenly over the surface of the cake using a palette knife.
• Decorate the top with the snapped walnut pieces and once the icing has set cut the cake into 12 slices.

CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with sour cream, beating just enough after each addition to keep batter smooth. , Spoon a third of batter into a greased 10-in. tube pan. Combine cinnamon, nuts and remaining sugar; sprinkle a third over batter in pan. Repeat layers 2 more times. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

COFFEE CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR PECAN STREUSEL (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Streusel and filling are the first five ingredients listed.
• Make the filling by combining the brown sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa in a bowl, set aside.
• Make the cake my stirring together the eggs, yogurt, vanilla and oil.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together 3 Tablespoons butter and white sugar. This will resemble crumbs.
• Add the wet ingredients, (egg mixture) to the sugar butter and mix together until well combined.
• Add the flours, (1 cup white and 3 tbls. whole wheat) baking powder, and salt to the batter and now mix all together until well combined. Batter will be on the thick side.
• Grease an 8 inch pan and add half the batter to the pan.
• Now take the brown sugar cinnamon cocoa mixture and sprinkle half of it on the top of the batter in the pan.
• Put the remaining cake batter on top of the filling. This might require you to spread it evenly over the filling.
• Add 1/4 flour, 2 Tablespoons butter, and finely chopped pecans to the remaining brown sugar mixture to make the streusel topping.
• Place streusel on top of cake.
• Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

LOW FAT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream margarine and sugar together until fluffy.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to the margarine/sugar mixture.
• Add 1/4 cup milk to mixture, beat well, repeat twice.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Fold in the egg whites.
• Pour mixture into a greased 8"x8" baking pan.
• Combine topping (last four) ingredients and sprinkle over the top.
• Bake at 375° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

LOW FAT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13" pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside
• Combine flour + baking powder + baking soda and Cinnamon. Set aside
• Place the egg substitute or egg whites in a large bowl, add oil, sugars (both) and sour cream. Mixing well.
• Quickly stir the flour mixture into the sour cream misture, mix just until thoroughly moistened. Spread the batter into the prepare pan.
• Combine all the topping ingredients. Mix it using your finger tips (make sure that butter is room temperature).
• Sprinkle the topping on top of the batter in the pan.
• Bake about 35 minutes, a few minutes longer if it is refrigerated. Test by inserting a sharp knife into the center of the cake. If it is come out clean it is done :).
• TIPS: If you make this the night before. Make sure dont add the topping right away. I would add the topping right before you bake it. Enjoy!

SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• TO MAKE CINNAMON FILLING: Combine sugars, raisins, and cinnamon in a small bowl and blend well.
• Set aside.
• TO MAKE CAKE: Combine pears, sour cream, egg substitute, and vanilla in a small bowl and mix well.
• Add sour cream mixture to dry ingredients and mix with a fork until blended.
• Spread a thin layer of batter into an 8-inch bundt pan that has been coated with vegetable spray.
• Sprinkle half of the cinnamon filling over batter; repeat this process one more time, ending with batter.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Cover cake with waxed paper and cool on a cake rack for 25 minutes.
• This method of covering will keep the cake moist.
• Remove cake from pan, recover with waxed paper, and cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.
• 21 servings.

LOW FAT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360.
• Grease a 3 quart pan.
• Mix all "cake" ingredients together
• Spread dough in pan.
• Mix topping ingredients together with mixer until crumbly.
• Sprinkle topping over dough.
• Bake for 22-24 minutes.
• Let set to cool.
• Enjoy!

LOW-FAT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Prepare streusel topping by combining first 2 ingredients in a bowl until crumbly.
• Set aside.
• Combine remaining ingredients in another bowl and stir until blended.
• Spread in a greased 9 inch round pan.
• Sprinkle with streusel topping.
• Bake 18-23 minutes or until golden brown.