Line the pan with a circle of wax paper

Cakes are all time favorite from kids to adults and we simply love to hog over it. So now, drop the idea of buying expensive cakes and pastries from cake shops and try out these easy cake recipes at home. These diet recipes of cakes can be easily made at home with minimum and commonly available ingredients at home. One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Ingredients: cup plus 2 tbsp whole-wheat pastry flour cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda tsp salt cup nonfat buttermilk cup packed light brown sugar 1 large egg, lightly beaten 2 tbsp canola oil 1 tsp vanilla extract cup hot strong black coffee Confectioners' sugar, for dusting co2 fire extinguisher Manufacturers Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.

Line the pan with a circle of wax paper. Whisk flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add buttermilk, brown sugar, egg, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add hot coffee and beat to blend. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from the pan, peel off the wax paper and let cool completely. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar before slicing. Rosemary Conley's Lemon Drizzle Cake Ingredients: 180 g low-fat spread 180 g caster sugar 3 eggs, beaten 180 g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 lemons 1 tbsp Demerara sugar Method: Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas Mark 2. Beat the low-fat spread with the caster sugar, gradually adding the egg. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and beat again adding the finely grated zest of both lemons. Pour into a loaf mould, lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven for 60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the thickest part comes out clean. When the cake is cooked - remove from the oven and pour over the juice from the 2 lemons and sprinkle with sugar, allow to cool and then serve cold. Easy Platz (Coffee Cake) Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2/3 cup margarine 2 eggs, beaten 2/3 cup milk 1 cup blackberries Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside ¾ cup of crumb mixture, to be used as a topping for the cake. Mix eggs and milk together and then blend into remaining mixture in bowl. Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle blackberries evenly over the top. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over fruit. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Quick Sunshine Cake Ingredients: 1 package moist yellow cake mix 4 eggs cup vegetable oil 1 can mandarin oranges, juice reserved 1 package frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix 1 can crushed pineapple with juice Method: Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarine oranges to the batter; remember to add the juice as well as the fruit. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cool on wire rack. While cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding, and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled. So these were some super easy diet recipes of cakes. Try out these easy cake recipes and enjoy with your family.