I haven't posted in a long time. I missed a few days, then got out of the habit, then sort of forgot I had started it. That's the main reason I hadn't advertised it much yet. Hopefully I will get going better once the summer break gets going.
So my latest Pinterest try was a 3 Ingredient Cake Orange Dreamsicle Cake from Better Recipes blog. It's labeled as low-fat, but I tried it because it was super easy! I really wish I would've taken pictures; I need to remember that.
We were going to a small group meeting with our church, and I had offered to bring to dessert. I found the recipe and thought it looked easy, and Spring-y. But since it only makes an 8x8 pan, I needed to make 2. I decided on two cakes - one Dreamsicle and one strawberry.
You only need three ingredients:
1 white cake mix - the variety that has pudding in the mix
1 6oz container of plain non-fat Greek-style yogurt
1 cup orange juice
Grated orange peel, if desired
Mix the ingredients together in a bowl, then pour into a greased 8x8" cake pan. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Sift powdered sugar over the top when cool, if desired.
Two things I found about the recipe:
1. The picture the original poster posted has "pudding in the mix". Some of the comments indicated their cakes turned out dry, so I think that is an important distinction.
2. The recipe calls for a 6oz container of Greek-style yogurt. Most of the containers I found (Yoplait, Chobani, Oikos) were 5.4oz. They used Fage; I used my local store (Kroger) brand. Again, I think that using a smaller container of yogurt would affect how moist the cake would be.
When I made the cakes, I used white cake mix, blood orange yogurt and orange juice for one, and for the other I used strawberry cake mix, strawberry yogurt and a strawberry juice drink for the juice. While the adults liked these cakes, the kids and teenagers and really enjoyed them. And of course they aren't healthy, but they don't use oil or eggs, so they should be a little better for you than a standard cake.
I'm thinking of trying a chocolate cake mix with cherry yogurt and cherry juice and putting whipped cream on top for a Black Forest-type dessert. I would love comments if anyone else tries other flavors! And when I make one again, I'll add a pictures!
