Lowfatfruitandgingercake Recipes

LOW FAT GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly oil a 1/2 gallon (7 X 11 inch) baking pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (apple butter, buttermilk, molasses, oil, egg and vanilla).
• In another bowl, stir together dry ingredients (flour, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and salt), breaking up any lumps of brown sugar with your fingertips.
• Stir dry ingredients into apple butter mixture until well combined.
• Scrape batter into prepared baking dish and smoothing top.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or inserted knife comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

LOW FAT FRUIT AND GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Put apricots,sultanas and prunes in a bowl.
• with brewed tea.
• Leave to soak for 2 hours.
• Heat oven gas 4.
• Lightly grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin.
• Put flour,baking powder,ginger,sugar, and egg in a food blender.
• Blend for 2mins.
• Add fruit and blend to mix.
• Turn into tin and level with knife.
• Bake for 11/4 hours.
• Cool before serving.

BLACK GINGER CAKE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; lightly oil an 8-by-8-inch baking pan or coat with non-stick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or wax paper. Oil or spray paper.
• Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Add crystallized ginger and stir to coat.
• In another bowl, stir baking soda into hot coffee and whisk in molasses, egg white and oil. Pour into the dry mixture; stir JUST UNTIL BLENDED. Do not overmix or the cake will be tough.
• Scrape the batter into the pan and bake 30-40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the cake onto a wire rack and cool until lukewarm.
• Sprinkle the cake with confectioner's sugar or lay a stencil or paper doily on the cake and dust with sugar. Carefully remove the doily or stencil.