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Using reduced sugar white cake mix will cut the calories and using egg whites instead of regular eggs will cut out the fat and cholesterol.

This recipe is heart healthy.
This recipe is diabetes friendly.

Yield: 14 servings

For Cake:

White cake mix- reduced sugar

4 egg whites

1 cup pureed strawberries

1/4 cup water

1/3 cup olive oil

3/4 cup chopped strawberries

Cooking spray

For Icing:

8 ounces light cream cheese

6 ounces fat free strawberry yogurt

3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together all cake ingredients until smooth. Add in chopped strawberries last. Spray a 9 inch circular cake pan with cooking spray and spread batter into cake pan.

Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes.

While the cake is baking, using a mixer, mix cream cheese, strawberry yogurt and confectioners’ sugar together until it no longer has lumps.

Once cake is finished, spread icing over top of cake and serve. May be served warm or cooled in refrigerator.

Note: Icing does not need to be used.

Nutrition facts (per serving, including icing): Calories: 261, Fat: 12 grams, Saturated fat: 5 grams, Cholesterol: 11 mg, Sodium: 332 mg, Carbohydrate: 38 grams, Fiber: 1 gram, Protein: 3 grams

Nutrition facts (per serving, without icing): Calories: 190, Fat: 8 grams, Saturated fat: 2 grams, Cholesterol: 0, Sodium: 257 mg, Carbohydrate: 31 grams, Fiber: 1 gram, Protein: 1 gram