Recipe - Lighter Swedish Tosca

CAKE
One half cup Boiling water
One fourth cup Rolled oats
One half cup Firmly packed brown sugar
One half cup Sugar
3 tablespoon Light margarine
One half teaspoon Almond or coconut extract
1 cup All purpose flour
One fourth cup Egg substitute (or 1 egg)
1 teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt

TOPPING
One fourth cup Rolled oats
One fourth cup Firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon Flour
2 tablespoon Light margarine
One fourth cup Coconut
2 tablespoon Chopped nuts (optional)
2 tablespoon Skimmed milk
One fourth teaspoon Vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray an 8" square pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Set aside.

2. In a small bowl, combine the One fourth oats and boiling water. Let stand
5 minutes.

3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, One half cup brown sugar, 3 T margarine,
almond or coconut extract, and egg or egg substitute. Beat well. Add oat
mixture; neat 2 minutes at medium speed. Lightly spoon flour into a
measuring cup; level off. Add 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat an
additional 2 minutes. Pour into sprayed baking dish.

4. Bake at 350F for 2530 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine One fourth cup oats, One fourth cup brown sugar,
and 1 T. flour. Mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 2 T.
margarine until crumbly. Stir in coconut and nuts if using them. Add milk
and vanilla, and mix well.

6. Spread topping over hot cake. Broil 57 inches from heat for 23
minutes, be careful not to burn the cake. Do so until bubbly and golden.
Cool slightly on wire rack, serve warm.

Nutritional information: 1/9 of recipe

Calories 270; Protein, 3 gm; carbohydrate 45 gm; fiber 1 gm; fat 2.3 gm (if
using egg substitute and light margarine) or 9 gm; cholesterol 24 mg (if
using egg and regular margarine); sodium 210 mg; potassium
125 mg.

Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, 2 fruits, 2 fats (if using regular margarine
and egg).

Source: Pillsbury Fast and Healthy Magazine, Jan./ Feb. 1995 Adapted for
Weight Watchers by Linda Fields Typed in MM format by Linda Fields,
Cyberealm BBS, Watertown NY 3157861120
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #319

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:20:35 0500

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