Lemon Raisin Couscous Cake

2 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 30 min
Ready In: 50 min

“Have your cake and eat it! A healthy, low fat yet delicious cake, crisp on the outside and moist in the middle and so easy to make!” - by FADEDDREAMS

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/8 cups boiling water
2 eggs
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 tablespoons lemon curd
2 lemons, juiced and zested

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Original recipe yields 1 loaf

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x4 inch loaf pan with aluminum foil. Set aside. Soak the couscous and raisins in the water for about 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon curd and lemon juice. Stir into the couscous. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the center is firm. Cool, then remove from the pan. Remove the aluminum foil, slice and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
209 cal
10%

Fat
1.9 g
3%

Carbs
44.2 g
14%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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traceym

Oct. 28, 2007

"for a healhty,no fat cake,i thought this was nice.only thing i changed was ,i used splenda instead of the sugar. this one is ideal for me when i'm on a green day on my slimming world diet. thank you...." See more"

SELEA

Jul. 23, 2005

"For nutrition, this recipe deserves 5 stars. Amount Per Serving: Calories: 210;Total Fat: 1.9g; Cholesterol: 58mg; Sodium: 27mg; Total Carbs: 44.2g; Dietary Fiber: 3.3g; Protein: 6.4g. This "cake" wa..." See mores indeed crisp on the outside, but I would like a moister interior. Maybe, using 1 1/2 cups water would help. "

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