Orange-Scented Cornmeal Cake With Fresh Berries

Orange-Scented Cornmeal Cake With Fresh Berries

Makes 8 servings

Olive oil makes this dessert luxuriously rich and adds a healthy dash of monounsaturated fats. You'll feel full hours after you've laid down your fork. This cake is best served the day it is made.

Ingredients:

Cake

3/4 cup whole-grain pastry flour

1/4 cup cornmeal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar, divided

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

2 tablespoons orange juice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Berries

1 cup blackberries

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon orange juice

1 cup blueberries

1 cup raspberries

Instructions:

To make the cake:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 9" springform pan with cooking spray.

In a small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and the oil. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat for 2 minutes. Add the yogurt, eggs, orange peel, and orange juice. Beat for 1 minute. Add the dry ingredients and beat until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon.

Sprinkle over the batter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

To make the berries:

In a food processor or blender, puree 3/4 cup of the blackberries, the sugar, and the orange juice until smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve into a small bowl; discard the seeds.

Cut the cake into wedges.

Spoon the berry sauce over the wedges and sprinkle with the blueberries, raspberries, and the remaining blackberries.

Per serving: 189 calories, 30 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein, 7 g total fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 3 g dietary fiber, 200 mg sodium

Note: When you use an electric mixer to beat citrus peel into a batter, a lot of the peel can cling to the beaters. So be sure to scrape any peel from the beaters back into the batter.