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Orange-Scented Cornmeal Cake With Fresh Berries (4 pts)


Makes 8 servings

Olive oil makes this dessert luxuriously rich and adds a healthy dash of monounsaturated fats. You'll feel full hours after you've laid down your fork. This cake is best served the day it is made.

Ingredients:
Cake
3/4 cup whole-grain pastry flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Berries
1 cup blackberries
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 cup blueberries
1 cup raspberries

Instructions:
To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 9" springform pan with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and the oil. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat for 2 minutes. Add the yogurt, eggs, orange peel, and orange juice. Beat for 1 minute. Add the dry ingredients and beat until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon.

Sprinkle over the batter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

To make the berries: In a food processor or blender, puree 3/4 cup of the blackberries, the sugar, and the orange juice until smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve into a small bowl; discard the seeds. Cut the cake into wedges. Spoon the berry sauce over the wedges and sprinkle with the blueberries, raspberries, and the remaining blackberries.

Per serving: 189 calories, 30 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein, 7 g total fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 3 g dietary fiber, 200 mg sodium

Note: When you use an electric mixer to beat citrus peel into a batter, a lot of the peel can cling to the beaters. So be sure to scrape any peel from the beaters back into the batter.



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