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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Found this recipe in the 1995 publication, The Simply Healthy Lowfat Cookbook. Ingredients:
1 lb sweet potato |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
1/8 teaspoon allspice |
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/3 cup granulated sugar |
1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed |
1/3 cup vegetable oil |
3 egg whites |
1 large carrot, shredded |
2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk (1.5%) |
1/2 cup carrot juice |
1 cup powdered sugar |
2 tablespoons orange juice |
2 teaspoons orange zest, minced |
Directions:
1. FOR THE CAKE: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Prick the sweet potatoes several times with a fork, then place them on a baking sheet & bake until tender, about 45 minutes.
3. When cool enough to handle, peel & mash with a fork, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
4. Generously spray a 9 x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray & set aside.
5. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, allspice & cloves, then set aside.
6. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the mashed sweet potatoes, the granulated sugar, brown sugar & vegetable oil until light & fluffy, then beat in the egg whites until well combined, before folding in the shredded carrot.
7. In a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk & carrot juice, then alternately fold the buttermilk mixture & the flour mixture into the sweet potato mixture, beginning & ending with the flour mixture.
8. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top, then bake for 35 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack.
10. FOR THE GLAZE: In a medium bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, orange juice & orange zest.
11. When the cake has cooled, drizzle the glaze over the cake, then slice & ENJOY!
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