Sweet, tangy and hard to resist
Ingredients
CAKE
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup reduced sugar nonfat Greek yogurt, lemon or vanilla flavored
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed, approximately 3 large lemons
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 – 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups blueberries, divided
LEMON GLAZE (optional)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 – 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare a 9×13” baking pan with nonstick spray or a very thin coating of butter.
2. In a large bowl, add sugar and eggs. Whisk until well-blended and the mixture just begins to lighten in color. Add the yogurt, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. Whisk until all wet ingredients are combined.
3. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda to the wet mixture. Stir until just combined; do not over-stir. Over-stirring will result in a dense cake.
4. Gently fold blueberries into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Use the spatula to evenly spread the batter into the corners. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until cake is golden brown around the edges and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Place cake pan on a rack and allow to cool completely. Serve as is, or drizzle with optional lemon glaze.
Lemon glaze: in a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice; stir to completely combine. If necessary, add up to one additional teaspoon of lemon juice a few drops at a time. The glaze should have a thick consistency and be just loose enough to drizzle. Drizzle over the cake; allow it to set for about 10 minutes and serve.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: CAKE: CALORIES 138; SATURATED FAT 1 G; POLYUNSATURATED FAT 2 G; MONOUNSATURATED FAT 1 G; TRANS FAT 0G; TOTAL FAT 4G; CHOLESTEROL 20 MG; POTASSIUM 43 MG; DIETARY FIBER 1 G; PROTEIN 3 G; SODIUM 95 MG; TOTAL CARBOHYDRATE 22 G; SUGARS 10 G. LEMON GLAZE: CALORIES 12; SATURATED FAT 0 G; POLYUNSATURATED FAT 0 G; MONOUNSATURATED FAT 0 G; TRANS FAT 0 G; TOTAL FAT 0 G; CHOLESTEROL 0 MG; POTASSIUM 1 MG; DIETARY FIBER 0G; PROTEIN 0 G; SODIUM 0 G; TOTAL CARBOHYDRATE 3 G; SUGARS 3 G.
Thank you to eBrightHealth ACO partner ChristianaCare for this recipe.
