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Traditional Holiday Desserts

Yule Log

This holiday favorite got a nutrition facelift from Executive Chef Bonnie Moore. She was able to cut the calories by more than half and slashed over 80 percent of the fat with the following Makeover Techniques:

• Flavored the sponge cake with almond extract instead of butter.
• Used raspberry jam thinned with Cassis (a liqueur) or water instead of pastry cream for the filling.
• Replaced the buttercream, made with eggs, butter and sugar, with chocolate glaze, made with chocolate and skim milk.

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English Trifle

Chef Bonnie was able to cut the calories on this delicious trifle by more than half and nearly 80 percent of the fat with the following Makeover Techniques:

• Replaced traditional pound cake, made with whole eggs, butter and milk, with angel cake, made with egg whites.
• Replaced the traditional custard with a lower in fat one using less egg yolks and skim milk instead of half and half.
• Used less preserves and stretched them with fresh orange juice and used less whipped cream.

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