Dessert

Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is for Dessert.

Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting takes several minutes to prepare.

Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting takes several minutes to cook.

Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting are:

CAKE:
1 pound beets (about 2 medium)
Cooking spray
2/3 cup sugar substitute
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar substitute
1/2 cup applesauce
2 egg whites
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup skim milk

FROSTING:
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) block fat free cream cheese, chilled
3 cups sifted powdered sugar

Here is how you make Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting:

Preheat oven to 350?.To prepare cake, peel beets using a vegetable peeler. Grate beets, using the large holes of a grater, to measure 2 cups.Coat 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray.Combine the sugar substitute, brown sugar substitute, applesauce, and egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended. Add beets; beat well. Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.Bake at 350? for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans. Carefully peel off wax paper, and cool cake completely on wire racks.To prepare frosting, beat orange rind, vanilla, and cream cheese with a mixer at high speed until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar; beat at low speed just until blended (do not overbeat).Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting; top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle nuts over top of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OWLGIRL624.

The nutritional information for Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 374.9

• Total Fat: 1.0 g
• Cholesterol: 2.6 mg
• Sodium: 413.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 81.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 10.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is Low Fat