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The Moderation Diet

Desserts
(Numbers in parentheses indicate calorie value.)

 

Old Fashioned Raisin Ginger Cake (143), 219

Very spicy, aromatic and flavorful, this little gingerbread is just as delicious as its high-calorie cousin. With only 2 tablespoons of oil, it is still moist. This is a low cake, dense and chewy.

2 tablespoons oil
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup chopped raisins

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together first 4 ingredients until blended. Combine the remaining ingredients and add, all at once, beating until blended. Do not overmix. Spread batter evenly into a lightly greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350-degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pan. When cool, drizzle top with Orange Glaze. Serves 12.

Orange Glaze:
1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Stir together all the ingredients until blended.
(143 calories per serving-with glaze)
(135 calories per serving-without glaze)


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