Showing You How To Give Up Sodium Without Giving Up Your Life
Red Velvet Cake
I had a subscriber ask about this recipe a while ago. She had "low sodiumed" it by leaving out the salt originally called for and using sodium free baking soda and egg substitute. Even with the buttermilk and cream cheese, the sodium content is only 105 mg per serving, way less than the original recipe or the similar cakes that sell in the grocery store bakeries for $9 or more. Using a regular frosting without cream cheese would reduce the sodium to around 40 per serving. Of course I should point out that from a nutritional standpoint, this is a disaster, but it does prove that you can make fancy desserts that are low in sodium.
2 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 t Cocoa
1 t Sodium Free Baking Soda
1/2 c Egg Substitute
1/2 c Oil
1/2 c Buttermilk
1/2 c Red Food Coloring
1 t Vanilla
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1/4 c Unsalted Butter
4 c Powdered Sugar
1/2 t Vanilla
8 oz Cream Cheese
1 c Nuts,Chopped
1. Mix together all your dry ingredients in a large bowl. 2. Blend eggs with a fork, add oil and blend again. 3. Now add the dry ingredients and mix with whisk till smooth. 4. Add and blend in buttermilk. 5. Pour into 3 greased and floured 8" cake pans. 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes Cool for 10 minutes and gently remove from pan. 7. Icing: mix ingredients, until light and fluffy.
Yield: 10 Servings
Sodium Category: LowSodium
Diabetic Exchanges
1.5 Starch
0 Fruit
0 Milk
4 Other Carbohydrates
0 Vegetable
0 Lean Meat
0 Very Lean Meat
4.5 Fat
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Helping Servings Per Recipe 10 Amount Per Serving |
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| Calories | 734 |
| Calories from Fat | 284 |
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Total Fat 32 gr Saturated Fat 10 gr Polyunsaturated Fat 8 gr Monounsaturated Fat 10 gr Cholesterol 38 mg Sodium 105 mg Potassium 238 mg Carbohydrates 105 gr Dietary Fiber 2.2gr Protein 11 gr |
47% 52% 13% 1% 6% 35% 9% |
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Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron |
15% 0% 6% 15% |
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet |
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