Low Fat Orange Raisin Nut Snack Cake Recipes

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Spray a bundt pan,or a 8x8 pan with nonstick vegetable spray.
• In a medium bowl, beat the egg for 2-3 minutes at medium speed.
• Add sugar gradually till the mixture is pale yellow and is thickened.
• Add remaining ingredients except the garnishes.
• Pour into the pan and bake about 30 minutes, till it is tested with a toothpick that comes out clean.
• Cool completely, turn out onto a plate and sprinkle with the cocoa and orange peel.

WHOLE ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 13x9 inch cake pan.
• Cake: squeeze orange; reserve juice for frosting. Grind together or finely chop in food processor orange rind and pulp, raisins and nuts. Set aside.
• Combine remaining cake ingredients in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed just until blended, then on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in orange raisin mixture. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely.
• Frosting: beat together all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spread over cake.

ORANGE NUT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Sieve flour salt and baking powder together.
• In a separate bowl, mix chopped nuts and raisins. Coat them together with a tsp of flour to avoid them sinking to the bottom of the cake pan.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time; beat for 1-2 minutes on a slow speed mixer.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternating with the orange juice.
• Mix well.
• Add nuts and raisins; mix with a wooden spoon.
• Pour in greased dish and bake at 175°c for about 60 minutes.
• Let cool well before serving
• (My cake usually cooks even before one hour and at times takes longer to brown, however keep checking and don't overcook or else it would loose its moistness).

ORANGE RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Combine raisins, nuts, and orange peel; put thru food grinder; set aside.
• Cream together 1 c sugar and butter.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beating until fluffy.
• Stir in ground orange peel-nut mixture.
• Sift together cake flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatively with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
• Turn batter into greased 9x9x2" baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees appx 45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• In small saucepan, heat together 1 cup sugar and orange juice until sugar dissolves.
• Prick top of cake all over w/ fork.
• Spoon orange juice mixture over warm cake.

APPLE RAISIN NUT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375* next Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
• Except for the Sugar, Sift Dry Ingredients together into a large mixing bowl. Add Sugar, beaten Eggs, Applesauce, Molasses, Orange juice, Raisins, Apples and Nuts. Batter should be thick.
• Pour Batter into the bundt pan and Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cake cool, remove from pan and sprinkle with powdered sugar or make a glaze.