14 Carat Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Lower Fat Version Food

LOW-FAT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap the outside of a 9-inch springform pan with foil to prevent leaks. Coat the inside of the pan with cooking spray.
• Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor until crumbled. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons water and the butter; pulse until moistened. Press the crumbs onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake until browned, about 8 minutes. Let cool, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat both cream cheeses and the sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, about 5 minutes. Beat in the sour cream on low. Lightly whisk the 3 egg whites in a bowl, then add to the cheese mixture along with the 2 whole eggs, flour, vanilla and lemon zest. Beat on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Pour over the crust.
• Place the cheesecake in a roasting pan and add enough warm water to come one-quarter of the way up the sides of the springform. Bake until the cake is set but the center still jiggles, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Turn off the oven; keep the cheesecake inside with the door closed for 20 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the water bath and transfer to a rack. Run a knife around the edge, then cool completely. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours. Top as desired.

14-KARAT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients until smooth. Combine the flours, baking soda, salt and spices; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots and raisins. Pour into a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Frost the cake. Sprinkle with walnuts and coconut. Refrigerate.

A 14-CARAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In mixing bowl, beat eggs and add sugar.
• Let stand until sugar dissolves, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in oil, carrots, drained pineapple and nuts.
• Stir in dry ingredients and beat until well blended--3 minutes or so with blender.
• Turn into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans or one 13-x9-inch pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool in pans about 10 minutes, then turn onto wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
• Frosting: Combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl and beat until well blended.
• Add powdered sugar gradually, beating vigorously.
• If frosting is too thick, thin with a few drops of milk to spreading consistency.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 10-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl, beat together the egg, egg whites, brown sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract on medium speed until well combined. Add the grated carrots and beat for 1 minute. Add the pineapple and shredded coconut and beat just until incorporated.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in half of the flour mixture, just until the flour almost disappears. Stir in the buttermilk. Add the remaining flour mixture, continuing to stir in by hand, just until combined. Gently fold in the walnuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (Check at the 30-minute mark-if the edges of the cake are browning too quickly, tent with foil, then return to the oven to finish baking.) Remove the cake from the oven and let cool completely in the pan. Run a dull knife, such as a butter knife, along the edge of the cake to loosen, then unmold it. Carefully transfer the cake to a serving plate.
• Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract (if using), and salt at medium speed for 2 minutes, until fluffy and well combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar, increasing the speed to medium as you go. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes until well combined.
• Spread the frosting evenly over top of the cooled cake. Sprinkle with toasted nuts and serve.

14-CARAT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (LOWER FAT VERSION)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 3 9-inch round cake pans or a 9x13 inch rectangular baking pan.
• To make cake, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add sugar, applesauce, and eggs. Mix well.
• Stir in carrot, nuts, and pineapple.
• Turn batter out into cake pan(s). Bake in center of oven at 350°F for 35-40 minutes for round pans, or about 45-50 minutes for rectangular pan (cake should be set in middle and shrink from pan at edges a bit).
• Cool a few minutes in pans. Remove to wire racks to cool completely (you may keep it in the rectangular pan if you plan to frost the top only and serve it from the pan).
• Meanwhile, make cream cheese frosting.
• Combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla; beat well.
• Add sifted sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.
• If too thick, thin a little with milk to spreading consistency.
• When cake is completely cool, frost with cream cheese frosting. Leftovers should be refrigerated (due to cream cheese in frosting).

LOW SUGAR LOW FAT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Let the Cream Cheese and the Butter reach room temperature.
• Next, Beat all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
• Icing cake/ cupcakes or drizzle over a Bundt cake.
• The Cake with this Icing should be refrigerated because of the Cream Cheese if there are any leftovers.

SIMPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and butter on low speed using either a stand or hand mixer until well mixed and smooth.
• Sift sugar. This is very important to avoid small sugar lumps and achieve a very smooth frosting.
• Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well in between each addition. Stop when you get the consistency you desire.
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• At this point, you can use as is or add flavorings 1 tsp at a time until you get the desired taste. Any kind will work well with this frosting.
• Cocoa mixes well into this for chocolate cream cheese frosting. Start with two tablespoons and go up from there, a tablespoon at a time, until you get the level of chocolate-ness you want.
• Or color it: Since this frosting is almost snow white, you can add any color you like.
• And if it's too sweet for you, add a bit of salt to counteract that. You can really do whatever you like with this one.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Coat a 9X13 pan with spray and dust lightly with flour.
• Tap out the excess flour.
• Whisk the flours with the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat the egg, egg whites, brown sugar and oil with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the carrots and beat for 1 minute.
• Add the buttermilk, pineapple and raisins and beat again.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
• Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan set on a wire rack.
• Frost, if desired, when completely cool.
• Store the cake in the pan in the refrigerator.
• To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an elecric mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth.
• Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the milk, a tsp.
• at a time until the frosting is at spreading consistency.
• Spread the frosting on the cooled, uncut cake.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat the softened butter to a soft and even consistency. Add the orange juice, if using, then the icing sugar. Cream until you have a smooth, soft buttercream consistency.
• Add the cream cheese and work it in - don't beat it in, just slowly mix with a wooden spoon. Depending on how soft the mixture is, you may want to put it in the fridge for 10 mins at this point. If it's runny, it will firm up again. It should be spreadable and not run off the cake.

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans or 1 13 x 9-inch pan with spray and dust with 1 Tbs flour.
• Combine 2¼ cups flour through nutmeg in a medium bowl.
• Combine sugars through egg in a large bowl and beat well at medium speed; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Stir in carrot.
• Pour into the cake pans, then sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 375°F about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center of each cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely.
• MAKE FROSTING: Beat cream and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar and beat at low speed just until smooth.
• (If necessary you can thin the frosting with a little skim milk).
• Spread about 1/2 cup on bottom layer of cake; top with other layer. Spread rest of frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Alternatively, if using a 13 x 9 pan, just spread frosting over the top.
• Either way, sprinkle walnuts over top.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (LIGHTENED UP VERSION)

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, marshmallow cream and vanilla.
• Sift confectioners sugar over cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until mixture is smooth, about one minute.
• Spread over cake, or cupcakes.