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Ingredients
- Prep time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Cook time: 15 mins
- Total time: 1 hour 45 mins
- Serves: 8+
- 3 Tbsp spinach juice (roughly ½ bag of spinach leaves)
- 4-5 Tbsp blueberry juice
- ◦3½ cups flour
- ◦2 tsp baking powder
- ◦½ tsp baking soda
- ◦1¾ cups sugar
- ◦¼ cup butter
- ◦1½ Tbsp oil
- ◦2 egg whites
- ◦1⅔ cups milk, divided
- ◦½ cup plain, fat-free yogurt
- ◦2½ tsp vanilla
- ◦3¾ cups powdered sugar
- ◦½ cup butter, softened
- ◦1 tsp vanilla
- ◦3 Tbsp milk
- ◦2 cups heavy cream
- ◦¼ cup powdered sugar
- ◦⅛ tsp salt
- ◦1 tsp vanilla extract
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 27g | |
| Calories 107 | |
| Calories from Fat 88 | 82% |
| Total Fat 9.79g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat 3.5g | 14% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium 217mg | 9% |
| Potassium 51mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 0.73g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 0.0g | 0% |
| Protein 3.73g | 6% |
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