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Mixed-Berry Coffee Cake
Recipe Tip
Berrylicious
Berries are fiber giants. Just 1 cup of blackberries or raspberries gives you a whopping 8 grams of fiber, one-third of your daily fiber needs.
  3 ratings : 1 review

Mixed-Berry Coffee Cake

Crushed low-fat granola creates a deliciously crunchy and streusel-like topping in no time flat! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr
makes:8 servings

1/3cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup buttermilk
2tablespoons canola or soybean oil
1teaspoon vanilla
1egg
1cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1/2teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8teaspoon salt
1cup mixed berries, such as blueberries, raspberries and blackberries or Cascadian Farm® frozen organic harvest berries (do not thaw)
1/4cup low-fat granola, slightly crushed
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
2.In large bowl, mix brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt just until moistened. Gently fold in half of the berries. Spoon into pan. Sprinkle with remaining berries and the granola.
3.Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown and top springs back when touched in center. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Cholesterol 30mg; Sodium 250mg; Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 4% Daily Value*: Vitamin C 2Exchanges: 2 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Skim Milk; 1 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains

 
 
 
1 Review

 

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My 12 yr old son, who hates all things whole wheat, actually LOVES this cake. It is a great breakfast treat. I also served it at several functions and it got rave reviews.
Posted at 7:29 AM on August 29 2008 by A2ZMom ,