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Cooking at Home - Lemon Corn Cake

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Makes: 12 servings

A light and flavorful cake, packed with sweet and tangy lemon flavor! The lemon glaze takes this cake to the next level!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup yellow corn meal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup yogurt, low-fat lemon (about 6 oz)
  • 2 teaspoons lemon peel (finely grated)
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2/3 cup non-fat milk
  • 3 egg whites
  • non-stick cooking spray
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 °F.
  2. Mix first five ingredients together in mixing bowl.
  3. Combine yogurt, lemon peel, oil, egg yolk, and milk together and stir into dry ingredients just until blended.
  4. Whip egg whites with mixer until stiff. Fold into corn meal mixture.
  5. Pour into round 9 inch cake pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
  6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until corn cake tests done.
  7. For optional lemon glaze: Over low heat blend lemon juice together with powdered sugar. Pierce cake top repeatedly with fork. Slowly pour glaze evenly over the top.

Source: Celebrate Health with a Lowfat Fiesta, California Department of Health Services, California Project LEAN

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1/12 of recipe (73g)

Nutrients

Amount

Total Calories

164

Total Fat

2 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

19 mg

Sodium

351 mg

Carbohydrates

33 g

Dietary Fiber

1 g

Total Sugars

16 g

Added Sugars included

14 g

Protein

4 g

Vitamin D

0 mcg

Calcium

116 mg

Iron

1 mg

Potassium

115 mg