You won’t believe that this moist tasty cake has almost no fat! Crushed pineapple and whole wheat pastry flour contribute fiber to this healthy dessert. And it’s versatile too; you’ll also like it as a breakfast bread or as a snack to satisfy your sweet tooth
1 20oz. can crushed pineapple (in natural juice)
11/2 cups sugar
3 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons soda
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Mix first four ingredients together. Mix flour and soda together and add to rest of mixture. Stir until completely mixed. Put in an ungreased 9" X 13" pan. Cook at 350° for 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle or sift 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar over top. Cut into 18 servings.
Nutrient Analysis
Calories: 135
Protein: 2.5g
Carbohydrate: 32g
Fat 0.5g
Saturated fat 0
Cholesterol 0
Fiber 2g
For a little variation:
Add 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup raisins. The nutrient analysis of the recipe would change in the following ways with the added ingredient(s).
Adding 1 cup of walnuts=Adding 1/2 cup of raisins=Adding both
Calories: 180 150 195
Protein: 3.5g 2.5g 3.5g
Carbohydrate: 33g 36g 37g
Fat 4.0g 0 4.0g
Saturated fat 0.4g 0 0.4g
Cholesterol 0 0 0
Fiber 2.3g 2.2g 2.5g