Cauliflower Birthday Cake?

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  • RockinTerri
    RockinTerri Posts: 499 Member
    Try this instead! Have a little sugar! It's your birthday.

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    What an awesome idea!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Try this instead! Have a little sugar! It's your birthday.

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    I weep for humanity. There really is no hope.
  • mommy3457
    mommy3457 Posts: 361 Member
    @ Joy Joy, don't be sad! Be joyful! :wink: I personally would eat chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting (it is amazing!), but the op wanted a healthier option.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Try this instead! Have a little sugar! It's your birthday.

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  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    I've never tried a cauliflower cake. Thought I'd share my favourite 'healthier' cake recipe. It's super delicious and only 200 cals (6 g protein, 2 g fat, 17 g carbs) per 1/8.

    7 oz soft tofu
    1/2 cup honey
    1 tsp vanilla
    1/2 cup espresso or strong coffee
    1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
    1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
    1 tbsp baking powder
    1 tsp baking soda

    Blend tofu, honey, and vanilla in a blender or food processor. Add espresso and cocoa.
    Sift flour, baking powder, and soda into a bowl. Add tofu/cocoa mixture and beat well. Pour into lightly oiled 8" bundt pan and bake at 350 for approx 25 mins.

    "Couldn't get ahold of no flour, so it's mostly protein. In fact, it's pretty much what we just had for dinner. But I tried to get the frosting as chocolatey tasting as possible."
  • mommy3457
    mommy3457 Posts: 361 Member
    Try this instead! Have a little sugar! It's your birthday.

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    I hope you like it!
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Try this instead! Have a little sugar! It's your birthday.

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  • DragonSquatter
    DragonSquatter Posts: 957 Member
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  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    you need frosting for this cake. use this recipe:

    Reeses Pieces Frosting

    (Yields almost 1/2 cup)
    ■1/4 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
    ■4-8 tsp pure maple syrup (click for a sugar-free alternative)
    ■2 tbsp cocoa powder
    ■4 tsp milk of choice (or more for thinner frosting)
    ■3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
    ■optional: handful of chocolate chips (the “pieces”)

    Blend everything (including chips, if using) in a small food processor or Magic Bullet. If you have a bigger processor, it might be best to double the recipe so everything blends more smoothly. Best to store uneaten frosting covered in the fridge.

    Sounds delish! It would not "store uneaten" in my house for long. :blushing: And finally a use for the Bullet! I wonder if it will "extract" all the nutrients from the chocolate chips and peanut butter? :laugh:
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
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    Proof that cauliflower is evil
  • Why cauliflower? Try this. Separate 4 eggs. Mix yolks with 5 tablespoons sweetener (splenda) 1 tsp baking powder, 70g polenta flour, juice one lemon. Whisk egg whites till stiff and fold into yolk mix. Pour into cake tin and bake till golden. Cut cake in half when cold and fill with quark mixed with sweetener and lemon juice. Fat free, sugar free and gluten free. Enjoy
  • annasor70
    annasor70 Posts: 187 Member
    Why does it have to be cauliflower? You could make a delicious and healthy treat like this;


    http://vidyacleanse.com/2013/08/celebrating-life-recipe-for-a-raw-vegan-orange-chocolate-mousse-cake/

    It's got no flour, fake sweeteners, eggs or dairy in it...you can't lose!
  • hdjjones
    hdjjones Posts: 130 Member
    Why cauliflower? Why not just make a chocolate souffle?:flowerforyou:
  • hdjjones
    hdjjones Posts: 130 Member
    Place in the refridgerator for 3 hours? Why not just take it right to the compost bin and make something useful out of it?::frown:
  • ladypitek
    ladypitek Posts: 91 Member
    *deletes from friend list*


    That wasn't nice.

    Maybe not nice but definitely HILARIOUS. You people are all WAY too sensitive and really need to learn how to take a joke.
  • teddyjazzy
    teddyjazzy Posts: 11 Member
    Cauliflower Chocolate Cake


    3/4 cup spelt flour or white flour or Arrowhead Mills gf (120g)
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g)
    2 tsp ener-g powder, or 2 tbsp ground flax. You can omit; the cake just won’t rise as much.
    1/3 cup xylitol or sugar (64g)
    1/8 tsp uncut stevia or 4 nunaturals packets (or 1/4 cup more sugar)
    1/2 to 1 cup mini chocolate chips (60-120g) (Do not omit. The recipe just won’t be the same if you do.)
    1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
    2 loosely-packed cups frozen cauliflower, thawed completely but not cooked (250g) (Or omit and sub 1 cup canned pumpkin, if cauliflower is too weird for you. I might even like the pumpkin version better!)
    1/2 cup milk of choice. For pumpkin version, use just 1/3 cup milk (or 1/2 cup if omitting oil).
    3 tbsp oil (or omit and increase milk to scant 2/3 cup, for a lower-fat option)

    Preheat oven to 350F, and grease an 8×8 square baking dish. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl, and mix very well. Combine all liquid ingredients and the cauliflower in a food processor and blend until super-smooth, so there are NO lumps whatsoever. Pour wet into dry, and mix until just combined, then pour into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes. (Or you can try my super-gooey way: bake only 14 minutes and then leave uncovered in the fridge overnight, and it’ll firm up and turn out like fudge! Not everyone likes this undercooked texture; I wouldn’t serve my gooey version to anyone but me!) Let cool completely. After a day, this cake is best stored in the fridge.

    Based on 9 big squares:

    Calories: 120
    Fat: 2.5g
    Carbs: 25g
    Fiber: 4g
    Protein: 3.5g
    ww points (new system): 3 points
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    *deletes from friend list*


    That wasn't nice.

    Maybe not nice but definitely HILARIOUS. You people are all WAY too sensitive and really need to learn how to take a joke.

    The irony clearly bypassed you.
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
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    Proof that cauliflower is evil

    He didn't always look like that....

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  • pankuneho
    pankuneho Posts: 7 Member
    How about a watermelon 'cake"? You cut a watermelon into a cylinder, frost it with whipped coconut milk, and then decorate the top with fruits. It looks like a cake, and would certainly provide a festive touch! Here is the link for the recipe...
    http://www.paleocupboard.com/watermelon-cake.html
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    I want this cake for my birthday!!!

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    WHAAAAA???? I bake cakes..... and this blows my mind a little.
    I can't image how long that would take.
  • yourgirlbribri
    yourgirlbribri Posts: 20 Member
    Look on the dessert blog ChocolateCoveredKatie she has a vegan chocolate cauliflower cake on there. It is called Crazy Cake.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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  • Gabrielm80
    Gabrielm80 Posts: 1,458 Member
    Quit it guys, I don't like most sweet things. Most my life I have been like that. I have a lot of taste buds that register the sweet in my tongue and sometime really sweet things feel like a 9 bolt battery on the tongue. I love the idea of savory options for my birthday. Of course if I'm having a get together to have both the sweet cake and something savory for me. Don't beat anyone who wants that. I personally love having steaks grilled for my birthday and than get my kids frozen custard afterword. That way everyone wins. That said since joining MFP my desire for sweets seemed to incress. Since i told myself my macros and put a said limit, I find myself craving it more. It's amazing the power of wanting what you can't have is. Had a piece of cake the other day and just dealt with it being too much sugar for my tastes. I couldn't imagine how it is for people that loved cake and ice cream before restricting. Must take will power to want the cauliflower cake. Hope your birthday is wonderful

    She said in one of her comments she is looking for a fudgy chocolate recipe....it was in reply to the person who posted the cornbread like recipe
    Well it shouldn't matter, maybe its good, maybe its horrible. I imagine if the boards hadn't heard of carrot cake before this would be the same type of witch hunt.
    I'm looking for a nice carrot cake recipe for my birthday.
    WHAT!!!!!! CARROTS in a CAKE...... Barf... Gross... Please die.... Shun HER. Shun the women who wants to add carrots to a cake.
    Is carrot cake healthy? No. Does it add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Does plant based fiber help against sugar spikes? Yes. Could cauliflower also add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Could it be a balance of sweet and savory and be delisious? Maybe. Would it be a healthier but not completely healthy alternative? Yes. Is she going to force you to make one and eat it? No
  • Why cauliflower? Try this. Separate 4 eggs. Mix yolks with 5 tablespoons sweetener (splenda) 1 tsp baking powder, 70g polenta flour, juice one lemon. Whisk egg whites till stiff and fold into yolk mix. Pour into cake tin and bake till golden. Cut cake in half when cold and fill with quark mixed with sweetener and lemon juice. Fat free, sugar free and gluten free. Enjoy
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
  • kmayne
    kmayne Posts: 82 Member
    found some cauliflower ice cream to go with it

    http://tannerlovescauliflower.blogspot.de/2013/04/cake-batter-ice-cream.html

    enjoy!
  • TribeHokie
    TribeHokie Posts: 711 Member
    seriously the same three or four recipes/suggestions keep getting repeated....do people even read threads before responding? For a thread that is only five pages long this is pretty sad...
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Quit it guys, I don't like most sweet things. Most my life I have been like that. I have a lot of taste buds that register the sweet in my tongue and sometime really sweet things feel like a 9 bolt battery on the tongue. I love the idea of savory options for my birthday. Of course if I'm having a get together to have both the sweet cake and something savory for me. Don't beat anyone who wants that. I personally love having steaks grilled for my birthday and than get my kids frozen custard afterword. That way everyone wins. That said since joining MFP my desire for sweets seemed to incress. Since i told myself my macros and put a said limit, I find myself craving it more. It's amazing the power of wanting what you can't have is. Had a piece of cake the other day and just dealt with it being too much sugar for my tastes. I couldn't imagine how it is for people that loved cake and ice cream before restricting. Must take will power to want the cauliflower cake. Hope your birthday is wonderful

    She said in one of her comments she is looking for a fudgy chocolate recipe....it was in reply to the person who posted the cornbread like recipe
    Well it shouldn't matter, maybe its good, maybe its horrible. I imagine if the boards hadn't heard of carrot cake before this would be the same type of witch hunt.
    I'm looking for a nice carrot cake recipe for my birthday.
    WHAT!!!!!! CARROTS in a CAKE...... Barf... Gross... Please die.... Shun HER. Shun the women who wants to add carrots to a cake.
    Is carrot cake healthy? No. Does it add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Does plant based fiber help against sugar spikes? Yes. Could cauliflower also add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Could it be a balance of sweet and savory and be delisious? Maybe. Would it be a healthier but not completely healthy alternative? Yes. Is she going to force you to make one and eat it? No

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    found some cauliflower ice cream to go with it

    http://tannerlovescauliflower.blogspot.de/2013/04/cake-batter-ice-cream.html

    enjoy!

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  • Gabrielm80
    Gabrielm80 Posts: 1,458 Member
    Quit it guys, I don't like most sweet things. Most my life I have been like that. I have a lot of taste buds that register the sweet in my tongue and sometime really sweet things feel like a 9 bolt battery on the tongue. I love the idea of savory options for my birthday. Of course if I'm having a get together to have both the sweet cake and something savory for me. Don't beat anyone who wants that. I personally love having steaks grilled for my birthday and than get my kids frozen custard afterword. That way everyone wins. That said since joining MFP my desire for sweets seemed to incress. Since i told myself my macros and put a said limit, I find myself craving it more. It's amazing the power of wanting what you can't have is. Had a piece of cake the other day and just dealt with it being too much sugar for my tastes. I couldn't imagine how it is for people that loved cake and ice cream before restricting. Must take will power to want the cauliflower cake. Hope your birthday is wonderful

    She said in one of her comments she is looking for a fudgy chocolate recipe....it was in reply to the person who posted the cornbread like recipe
    Well it shouldn't matter, maybe its good, maybe its horrible. I imagine if the boards hadn't heard of carrot cake before this would be the same type of witch hunt.
    I'm looking for a nice carrot cake recipe for my birthday.
    WHAT!!!!!! CARROTS in a CAKE...... Barf... Gross... Please die.... Shun HER. Shun the women who wants to add carrots to a cake.
    Is carrot cake healthy? No. Does it add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Does plant based fiber help against sugar spikes? Yes. Could cauliflower also add plant based fiber to the cake? Yes. Could it be a balance of sweet and savory and be delisious? Maybe. Would it be a healthier but not completely healthy alternative? Yes. Is she going to force you to make one and eat it? No

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    I not mad just defending the OP