Makeover Pound Cake

Submitted by HokiesMom

"Low-fat version which uses applesauce. Found in Light & Tasty Mag Feb 07 - submitted by J. Grasby. Nice and light cake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg addition.
3. Stir in the applesauce, vanilla and lemon peel.
4. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt together and add to the creamed mixture just until blended.
5. Transfer to an 8" loaf pan which has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
6. Bake at 350F for 45-55 minutes or until golden brown and cake tester inserted comes out clean.
7. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[jessi_mcg]

This cake has great flavor and a surprisingly rich texture, and for those reasons I give it a 5. I did have a small problem, though...I made it in advance for DH's birthday and froze it since I was out of town until the evening of his bday, and I found that the outside of the cake got pretty dry and chewy (despite airtight freezing). SO, enjoy this yummy cake while it is fresh but I don't suggest freezing it. Also, I increased the recipe by about 1/3 because DH thinks pound cake *has* to be made in a bundt pan to be good LOL. Worked just fine! Thanks for posting! Made for 123 hits tag.

 

[Mami J]

This is a really good pound cake. I found out too late that I ran out of eggs, so I subbed about 1/4 cup more applesauce, about 2 tbs vegetable oil and 1 tsp more baking powder. I was scared of the results, but it worked out nicely. I'll make this again with the eggs to make for a fluffier texture, because mine was a bit heavy. Thank you for posting. Made for I Recommend tag.

 

[LARavenscroft]

Made for Healthy Choice ABC. I haven't had pound cake in more than a month of Sundays and this one was excellent. DH, DD and I ate half it as soon as it was cooled ~ it was very yummy and converted to gluten free quite easily. I used my favorite GF flour mix, upped the baking powder to 1 tsp and added 1 tsp xanthan gum and it turned out perfect. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for posting this Melissa!

 

[nemokitty]

Delicious! I followed exactly except didn't have lemon zest so left that out. Mine didn't rise very high but that's ok since it was so tasty. Made for Rookie Tag Game 2014.