Why isn't cake 0 calories why oh why
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cupcakekate28
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I am a (pretty good, if I may say so myself!) baker, I do it because it's something I love; it's the best feeling when you whip out a cake you made and your friends are super impressed, and OBVIOUSLY I do it because boy do I LOVE cake!!!!!!
Does anybody have recipes for low calorie cake?? I know it wouldn't taste as good of course but it's still cake eh?
I read somewhere you can buy chocolate cake mix and replace the eggs and oil you would usually add with diet coke....does this work?
I also read about a cake made with soaked dates and apple juice....
Any tried and true recipes? Help people, this girl needs cake!
Does anybody have recipes for low calorie cake?? I know it wouldn't taste as good of course but it's still cake eh?
I read somewhere you can buy chocolate cake mix and replace the eggs and oil you would usually add with diet coke....does this work?
I also read about a cake made with soaked dates and apple juice....
Any tried and true recipes? Help people, this girl needs cake!
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You can replace sugar with a sugar substitute. Which already can mean a big difference. But for the rest I don't know.
Cake will always contain calories, but that doesn't mean you can eat it.0 -
I love baking too and I am hoping to find a way to bake while I reduce my calories. I am a vegan so all my cakes are already butter and egg free. Look for recipes which don't need eggs and replace butter with oil or applesauce. Also fruit based baked goods are always a good option. I am also going to look into making my own energy bars.0
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If you didn't put the cake on a plate it has no calories.
The crumbs that fall inside the cake tin as you cut have no calories. Nor does spare icing that fell off.
If you cut your slices smaller they will have less calories - which means you can have twice as much.0 -
I'm not sure if you're interested, but I stumbled across this recipe the other day whilst looking for low calorie desserts! The concept looks interesting, but I've heard it really does taste like chocolate! And as it says each piece would only be 100 calories. Too much effort for me, but seeing as you like to bake, it may be a good challenge!
http://atastylovestory.com/the-famous-brilliant-black-bean-chocolate-cake/0 -
It's cruel isn't it? Cake has ALL the calories.
Still bake the cakes but less often and when you do, eat them more slowly, make them last.
Feel for ya, OP.0 -
Diet soda works really well with a cake mix. I made one expecting that it would be awful, and was really surprised how good it was.
Also you can try substituting things out in your regular recipes -- apple sauce for oil, sugar substitutes, etc. Put the recipe in MFP so you know exactly how many calories is in the cake and cut the number of slices so you get a piece that fits within your calories. I usually freeze all the slices I don't want to eat … just in case …
Look out for recipes with coconut flour too. I've made some really low calorie cakes and cookies with coconut flour as a base. They taste great too (even though I don't usually like coconut!)0 -
If you didn't put the cake on a plate it has no calories.
The crumbs that fall inside the cake tin as you cut have no calories. Nor does spare icing that fell off.
If you cut your slices smaller they will have less calories - which means you can have twice as much.
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I have tried the applesauce instead of oil which works well. Pumpkin instead of oil/eggs worked also in cake mixes. (But i am not a good baker, so you may have to experiment in with your own recipes) . There is a good web site that has very good recipes that are lightened up www.skinnytaste.com. She has amazing muffins and deserts and also main dishes. Maybe you can find some good substitutions there.
Good luck.0 -
If you didn't put the cake on a plate it has no calories.
The crumbs that fall inside the cake tin as you cut have no calories. Nor does spare icing that fell off.
If you cut your slices smaller they will have less calories - which means you can have twice as much.
Cake has no calories after midnight.
Stolen cake has no calories.
Birthday cake has no calories.
Cake that you dropped on the floor has no calories.0 -
I made diet soda cake, and it tasted fine, but aspertame shouldn't be heated, which is why they make splenda for baking, not aspertame. Plus, a couple family members have bad reactions to artificial sweeteners, so if I'm making a cake for a group of people, I don't want to say, "Everybody, dig in! Except for you and you. Have this carrot stick instead."
(Edit: aspertame isn't stable when heated, which means it looses it's sweetness.)
I've heard that just added water is fine for box cake mixes. That's how they were originally designed to work, but people thought it was too simple, so the companies added eggs and oil.
I've heard good things about brownies made from black beans, but haven't tried it. I'm afraid of the assplosion it might cause.
Sometimes I substitute the oil with applesauce or canned pumpkin. But mostly, I just make the recipe as is and enjoy all it's deliciousness because it's not something I have or make very often.0 -
Chocolate Covered Katie is a genius. Her chickpea chocolate chip blondies passed the non-vegetarian, non-gluten free toddler and husband tests.0
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If you didn't put the cake on a plate it has no calories.
The crumbs that fall inside the cake tin as you cut have no calories. Nor does spare icing that fell off.
If you cut your slices smaller they will have less calories - which means you can have twice as much.
Cake has no calories after midnight.
Stolen cake has no calories.
Birthday cake has no calories.
Cake that you dropped on the floor has no calories.
Also, if you haven't frosted it yet, the cake is not finished and therefore has no calories.0 -
About once or twice a month i pretend that cake has 0 calories and enjoy a nice slice. Its alot easier to enjoy when you arent worrying over every little calorie. Plan to have it and figure it in somehow ( even if it puts you a little over). Just enjoy it in moderation.0
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I am a (pretty good, if I may say so myself!) baker, I do it because it's something I love; it's the best feeling when you whip out a cake you made and your friends are super impressed, and OBVIOUSLY I do it because boy do I LOVE cake!!!!!!
Does anybody have recipes for low calorie cake?? I know it wouldn't taste as good of course but it's still cake eh?
I read somewhere you can buy chocolate cake mix and replace the eggs and oil you would usually add with diet coke....does this work?
I also read about a cake made with soaked dates and apple juice....
Any tried and true recipes? Help people, this girl needs cake!0 -
If you didn't put the cake on a plate it has no calories.
The crumbs that fall inside the cake tin as you cut have no calories. Nor does spare icing that fell off.
If you cut your slices smaller they will have less calories - which means you can have twice as much.
Cake has no calories after midnight.
Stolen cake has no calories.
Birthday cake has no calories.
Cake that you dropped on the floor has no calories.
Also, if you haven't frosted it yet, the cake is not finished and therefore has no calories.
That is correct, and nor does the frosting until it is applied to the cake. Frosting in the bowl has no calories.0 -
I've made this before and it was awesome: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/03/super-moist-carrot-cake-with-cream.html
219 calories per slice (assuming you cut the cake into 16 slices). I used different brands and cut into less slices and mine came to around 300 calories each.0 -
Diet soda cake is the worst thing I ever had the misfortune to bake. Waste of brownie mix.0
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i had a small piece of chocolate fudge cake today and included it in my calories. it was gorgeous and i could have eaten more but i knew i'd still feel good if i was around goal for the day AFTER having cake0
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Yellow cake has no calories, nor does a cake of soap.
Mot sure i would want to eat eother though....0 -
This one is my favorite, It has 256 calories a piece... But I use " no fat cool whip" and low fat condensed milk, so mine would be less calories:happy:
Pumpkin Better Than Sex Cake
•1 box yellow cake mix
•1 – 15 oz. can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
•1 – 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk (fat free is ok)
•1 – 8 oz. tub cool whip (lite is ok)
•½ bag Heath Bits
•Caramel Sundae Sauce
Instructions
1.In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and pumpkin puree until a smooth batter forms.
2.Pour batter into a greased 9×13 baking dish, and bake at 350º, according to the directions on the cake mix box (approx 23-28 mins).
3.Remove cake from oven and let cool for about 10 minutes after baking.
4.Using the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the top of the cake.
5.Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake. This should fill in the holes and soak into the cake.
6.Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
7.Remove cake from refrigerator and spread cool whip over top of cake. Sprinkle on the heath bits, and drizzle caramel over top. (I didn’t think the cake needed a lot of caramel at this point so I only used about ¼ of the jar. I thinned it out first by heating it in the microwave.)
8.Refrigerate for 3-4 hours, or overnight0
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