Frozen Red Velvet Cake – A Smart Swap!
7 Comments | Written on February 10, 2012 at 5:00 am , by Kristina Vanni
Red Velvet Cake…The name alone makes me swoon with delight!
Why does this delicious slice of heaven have to be such a diet buster?
That’s why I am eternally grateful to Yoplait for the Red Velvet Cake flavor of their Non-Fat Yogurt!
If you are trying to stay on track with your resolutions for 2012, this is the way to go.
I wanted to come up with a way to “Swap” my favorite high calorie, high fat slice of Red Velvet Cake for something just as flavorful and satisfying. That’s when the “Frozen Red Velvet Cake” was born.
Believe me, this swap is incredibly easy to make – only 3 ingredients! At 120 calories a slice, that a cake I can feel good about sinking my teeth into!
Check out this video for tips on making this smart swap in your diet!
However, this is the just the beginning. Every Friday for the the next 8 weeks will now be “Fitness Friday!”
Stay tuned next week for the first installment with a fun announcement!
Frozen Red Velvet Cake (click here to view and print recipe)
1 package (9 oz) chocolate wafer cookies
4 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait Light Red Velvet Cake yogurt
1 cup fat-free whipped topping, thawed
1. Line 8×4 inch loaf pan with plastic wrap.
2. In medium bowl, mix yogurt and whipped topping. Spoon yogurt mixture into pan about halfway up sides of pan. Arrange wafers along long sides of pan. Place chocolate wafer cookies vertically into yogurt mixture, filling length of the pan. Spoon remaining yogurt mixture over cookies.
3. Cover top with plastic wrap. Freeze at least 4 hours or overnight. To serve, remove torte from pan, using plastic wrap. Invert onto serving platter. Cut into 14 diagonal slices.
1 serving: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2.5g (Saturated Fat 0.5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 160mg; Potassium 90mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 3g
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7 Responses to “Frozen Red Velvet Cake – A Smart Swap!”
This looks delicious….my friend loves
red
velvet cake, I will havd to make it for her.
I will be making this for our Sunday desert!Soundsso easy and looks delicious. Red Velvet is one of my favorites.
would like to know the sugar amt.
other wise, this sounds great & would
make an excellent desert.
I cant find the cookies anywhere and suggestions
Can’t wait to try this. Easy and low cal!
Mary Jay, I’m with you. Maybe if they could include a photo of a chocolate wafer cookie, we’d have a head-start on what to look for in the cookie aisle…
Here’s what to look for: http://www.amazon.com/Famous-Chocolate-Wafers-9-Ounce-Boxes/dp/B000FA38ZE Sometimes they are near the ice cream toppings, etc… rather than in the cookie aisle. Enjoy!