Low-Fat Lime Cake

Name: Low-Fat Lime Cake
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 4 large egg whites; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon grated lime peel; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk

12 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 large egg whites
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F .Lightly spray 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil spray.
2

Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
3

Using electric mixer, beat sugar, vegetable oil and butter in large bowl until well blended.
4

Add egg whites 1 at a time, beating to blend after each addition.
5

Beat in lime juice, grated lime peel and vanilla extract.
6

Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and beating just until combined after each addition.
7

Transfer cake batter to prepared pan.
8

Bake until top of cake is golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
9

Transfer pan to rack.
10

Cool cake in pan on rack 20 minutes.
11

Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
12

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
13

Wrap tightly in plastic; store at room temperature.)
14

Cut into slices.