Diet Soda Birthday Cake

I love cake! It is one of my weaknesses when it comes to staying on a diet.  Every once in a while I just need a piece of cake or a cupcake! When my daughter celebrated her birthday this month she wanted a low-cal cake that was low in Weight Watcher points as well.  I found a couple of different options online and so I combined a couple of the recipes to come up with a yummy birthday cake.

Ingredients:

1 box strawberry cake mix
10 oz. lemon lime diet soda
2 egg whites (lightly beaten)
1 container Cool Whip
1 small box sugar-free/fat-free cheesecake pudding mix
1 1/2 cup fat free milk
1/2 cup finely chopped strawberries
8-10 strawberries for decoration

Directions:

1. Mix cake mix, diet soda, and 2 egg whites together until well blended - batter should be smooth.
2. Spray bundt pan, or 9x13 pan, with cooking spray.  Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Follow the directions on the box for baking times.
4. Let cake cool before frosting the cake. If using a bundt pan, invert the cake onto a plate or platter.

Frosting:

1. Combine pudding mix and milk until well blended.
2. Add Cool Whip and strawberries to pudding.
3. If you want more of a "pink" color to the frosting just add a drop of red food coloring and fold into the mixture.

Serving size: 1/12th of the cake
Weight Watcher points: 4.5pts

Nutritional info:

Calories 213, 1.5g fat, 0 fiber


Note:  You could make this cake with any combination of cake/soda:  diet cherry coke and chocolate cake; diet lemon lime and lemon cake; diet root beer and spice cake; etc. :)


Positive thought for the day:

Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.  –Victor Kiam