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Low Fat Gingerbread Cake

Low Fat Gingerbread Cake

Fiona Haynes
Make this easy and delicious low fat gingerbread cake, and your kitchen will be filled with the smells of the holidays. Enjoy a square of gingerbread cake with a little confectioner's sugar sprinkled on top.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup low fat buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda in a small bowl. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, buttermilk, oil, molasses and egg. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir well.

Pour into baking pan and bake for 25 minutes.

Cut into 16 squares.

Per square: Calories 128, Calories from Fat 36, total Fat 3.9g (sat 0.3g), Cholesterol 13mg, Sodium 55mg, Carbohydrate 21.4, Fiber 0.4g, Protein 1.7g

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