Do you want a great lime-cake recipe?

If you want a great lime-cake recipe, here it is. It is low fat, very moist and a superb pound cake recipe. Who says low fat can't be delicious? With yogurt being a replacement for fat, this is one of my very favorite low fat recipes. Moist and delicious, this pound cake recipe is sure to please. A light lime glaze with a hint of white chocolate makes this lime-cake simply irresistible. I know your going to enjoy this recipe! Happy Baking! Submitted by: Genesee

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Ingredients:

Pound Cake:
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup non-fat yogurt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons canola oil
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 4 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Glaze:
• 1- 1 oz. square white chocolate melted and cooled
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• 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar (sifted)
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons non-fat plain yogurt

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Directions:

Cake:
• Position oven rack to center of oven.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray an 8x8 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In another medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, oil, sugar, butter, egg, lime juice, lime zest, and butter until mixed.
• Stir flour mixture into your yogurt mixture until flour is just moistened.
• Spoon or pour into your prepared pan.
• Place in your pre-heated oven and bake until golden, and a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.
• Completely cool cake in pan on wire rack before adding glaze.

Glaze:
• In a small bowl, stir together confectioner's sugar, lime juice, white chocolate, yogurt and lime zest until smooth.
• Spread over top of cooled cake.
• Let cake set, uncovered, until the glaze is set and dry to the touch.
• Then cut into 12 pieces.
• Warning: These delicious nibbles of pound cake, may trigger a feeding frenzy!

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