A lighter version of a classic sour cream pound cake, this recipe from Cooking Light Desserts uses low-fat margarine and egg substitute to reduce the fat without sacrificing the moist, tender crumb.

Author

Unknown (from Cooking Light Desserts magazine, page 62)


Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
3 cupsSugar
3/4 cupLo-Fat Margarine
1 1/3 cupsFrozen Egg Substitute, thawed
1 1/2 cupsLo-Fat Sour Cream
1 teaspoonBaking Soda
4 1/2 cupsSifted Cake Flour
1/4 teaspoonSalt
2 teaspoonsVanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the sugar and margarine at medium speed with an electric mixer until well combined.
  3. Gradually add the thawed egg substitute, beating well.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and baking soda; stir well and set aside.
  5. In another bowl, combine the sifted cake flour and salt.
  6. With the mixer running at low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture in three parts, alternating with the sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
  7. Stir in the vanilla.
  8. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
  9. Bake for 1 hour and 35 minutes, or until a long wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  10. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Note

You can replace the egg substitute with 8 egg whites if desired; add the whites one at a time to the batter.

Nutritional Information: 250 calories per 1/16th of the cake, 7.7g fat per slice.