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Mocha Marble Pound Cake

No recipe image available.A low-fat, coffee-flavored marble pound cake, iced with a mocha yogurt glaze. Invite some girlfriends over for a coffee and cake afternoon break.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup egg beaters
1 (8-ouince) low-fat coffee yogurt
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Mocha Yogurt Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tablespoon low-fat coffee flavored yogurt

Cooking Directions:

  1. In a small bowl combine together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat sugar, margarine and vanilla until creamy. Add in eggs; beat until smooth. Reduced to low speed, add 8 ounces yogurt alternately with flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Remove half of batter to medium bowl. Add 1/4 cup cocoa to batter remaining in large bowl; beat until blended. Alternately spoon coffee and chocolate batters into greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. With knife, cut through batters to create marbled effect.
  3. Bake in a 325°F (160°C) oven for 60 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  4. Meanwhile, to make Mocha Yogurt Glaze: In small bowl, combine powdered sugar, cocoa and coffee yogurt until smooth (add more yogurt if necessary to make spreading consistency).
  5. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Frost with Mocha Yogurt Glaze.

Makes 1 loaf cake; 9 servings.