Ginger Cake

RECIPE

To prepare this cake a day ahead, cool completely, wrap it with plastic wrap, and store at room temperature. Frost the cake with whipped topping just before serving.

Yield
8 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 5 1/2 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg
1/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup molasses
1/3 cup flat Guinness stout
3/4 cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping (such as Cool Whip Lite), thawed

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray; line bottom of pan with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set aside.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Place brown sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium-high speed until well blended (about 3 minutes). Add the egg, and beat well. Beat in the applesauce and molasses (batter may look slightly curdled). Reduce mixing speed to low. Add one-third of the flour mixture, and beat just until blended. Repeat procedure with remaining flour mixture. Add Guinness stout, and beat just until combined.

Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Spread cake with whipped topping. Cut into 8 wedges.

Nutritional Information
Calories:244 (30% from fat)
Fat:8g (sat 5g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.4g)
Protein:3g
Carbohydrate:40.1g
Fiber:0.8g
Cholesterol:43mg
Iron:2mg
Sodium:295mg
Calcium:43mg

German cooking@home
by cooking mania

German-Chocolate Cake

RECIPE

Yield
18 servings

Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon cake flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 ounce sweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
2 large egg whites
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
Coconut-Pecan Frosting

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.

Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour.

Combine cocoa and chocolate in a small bowl; add boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Set aside.

Combine sugars, butter, and oil in a large bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add yogurt, extracts, and egg whites; beat well.

Lightly spoon sifted flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat in cocoa mixture.

Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, and remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/3 cup Coconut-Pecan Frosting, and top with another cake layer. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting, and top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.

Nutritional Information
Calories:311 (27% from fat)
Fat:9.2g (sat 4.2g,mono 2.6g,poly 1.4g)
Protein:4.6g
Carbohydrate:52.7g
Fiber:0.3g
Cholesterol:35mg
Iron:2.2mg
Sodium:186mg
Calcium:111mg

German cooking@home
by cooking lover

German Chocolate Bundt Cake

RECIPE

Yield
16 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients
Streusel:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces
1/3 cup flaked sweetened coconut
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Cake:
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 ounce sweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine
4 teaspoons fat-free milk

Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°.

To prepare streusel, lightly spoon 1/4 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1/4 cup flour and brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in coconut and pecans.

To prepare cake, coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Set aside. Combine cocoa and baking chocolate in a small bowl; add boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Set aside.

Combine 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and 1/3 cup butter at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in cocoa mixture. Spoon half of batter into prepared pan; top with streusel. Spoon remaining batter over streusel. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

To prepare glaze; combine powdered sugar and butter in a small bowl. Add milk; stir with a whisk. Drizzle over cake.

Nutritional Information
Calories:302 (29% from fat)
Fat:9.8g (sat 5.3g,mono 3.2g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:3.8g
Carbohydrate:58g
Fiber:0.7g
Cholesterol:16mg
Iron:1.6mg
Sodium:224mg
Calcium:58mg

German cooking@home
by cooking mania