Pumpkin Spice Cake With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
I got this low-fat version of a fall cake from the local news' website. I used "fat" ingredients and my family loved it!
MAKE IT SHINE! ADD YOUR PHOTO
READY IN: 40mins
SERVES: 24
YIELD: 1 bunt cake
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
NutritionCake
- 1(18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄2teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄8teaspoon clove
- 1⁄8teaspoon cardamom
- 1⁄4teaspoon baking soda
- 1cup skim milk
- 4egg whites
- 1 1⁄4cups pumpkin
- 1teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
- 1
- 4ounces low-fat cream cheese
- 2tablespoons fat free sour cream
- 1 -2tablespoon orange juice
- 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla
- 1teaspoon orange extract
- orange food coloring, paste orliquid
Advertisement
DIRECTIONS
- Lightly coat a nonstick or stick resistant bunt cake pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk dry cake mix together with spices and soda in large mixing bowl until well combined.
- In a smaller bowl whisk milk together with egg whites, pumpkin and vanilla until combined.
- Pour liquid ingredients into mixing bowl and mix all ingredients together on medium speed of an electric mixer for 3-4 minutes until well blended.
- Pour batter into pan and smooth out top.
- Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Remove cake from oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes.
- Invert cake pan on rack.
- Remove pan from cake and finish cooling.
- After cake has cooled completely, drizzle/pour frosting over cake and top with decorative holiday candies or sprinkles.
- For frosing: Whisk or mix all ingredients together until well blended.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons additional orange juice if you are planning to drizzle frosting.
- Frosting drizzling consistency should be a little thinner than frosting you plan to spread with a knife.
Advertisement