Ingredients

  • 14 cup butter, softened
  • 12 cup Splenda sugar substitute
  • 2 eggs
  • 12 cup unsweetened creamy applesauce
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 drops yellow food coloring (obtional)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup light cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
  • 12 teaspoon lemon zest

Method

  • Cake: In a bowl, with a mixer, beat butter until light.
  • Add splenda and eggs, and beat for 1 minute.
  • Add applesauce, lemon zest, vanilla and yellow food coloring and beat until mixture is homogeneous.
  • In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, folding delicately.
  • Spread the dough in a greased 8 inches square pan.
  • Cook in center of a preheated oven of 350 F for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Put the pan on a rack and let cool.
  • Icing: In a bowl, with a mixer (clean), beat cream cheese and splenda until creamy.
  • Add lemon zest while beating.
  • Spread the icing on the cold cake.
  • Cut in 16 squares.
  • Notes : you can add 2 tablespoon of ground flax seeds.
  • This recipe can be doubled and put in freezer (without icing).