Red Velvet Cake Reduced Calorie Version Recipes

REDUCED FAT AND CHOLESTEROL RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray. Whisk together the whole wheat flour and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together the applesauce, 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon of sugar and sucralose baking blend, and egg substitute with an electric mixer on Medium speed in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, stir the cocoa powder and red food coloring together until smooth, and mix into the liquid ingredients. Gradually beat in the whole wheat flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk in several additions, and mix in 1 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract. In a small bowl, stir the vinegar and baking soda together, and mix into the batter. Pour batter into the cake pans, and tap the filled pans on the counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes are set and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
• For frosting, place the vanilla yogurt and cottage cheese into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until smooth; add the cream cheese, and process again to smoothly blend the mixture. Add confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and process again to make a smooth frosting, 30 seconds to 1 more minute, scraping the sides of the bowl. If frosting seems too stiff to spread, blend in skim milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the frosting is spreadable and smooth. Chill frosting for 1 hour before frosting cake. After frosting, chill cake before serving for easier cutting.

RED VELVET CAKE (REDUCED CALORIE VERSION)

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar together on medium high for 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla, oil, vinegar, food coloring and buttermilk and beat for another 1-2 minutes.
• Mix or sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
• Mix dry and wet ingredients together slowly and beat after each addition until just combined.
• Spread into 2 prepared cake pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until pick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, cool for another 30 minutes before frosting.