No Cake Birthday ?

egirlcat207
egirlcat207 Posts: 51 Member
edited November 22 in Food and Nutrition
Birthday in 3 weeks and just coming back to MFP . Am junk food addict and need some ideas besides a cake for birthday . I don't know about anyone else but even one bite of cake will bring new meaning to having my cake and eat it too lol. I know I can put out a fruit tray but want something a little more creative . Ideas?
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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Go out for dessert. Have one slice of cake. Return home where there is no more cake.
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    Go lighter....angel food cake with berries or peaches and whipped cream.

    OR have a tiny piece of your favorite...track it and move on!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    What's wrong with cake? If it's too much, have a cupcake.
  • greeneyes0809
    greeneyes0809 Posts: 422 Member
    Try Hawaiian sweet rolls with dyed cool whip on top, I hear good things!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    greeneyes0809 wrote: »
    Try Hawaiian sweet rolls with dyed cool whip on top, I hear good things!

    LOL
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    How about a mini cake, or 1 cupcake.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    edited August 2015
    It's your birthday, eat whatever you want and nothing you don't want. Cake is not a birthday requirement. I know a little boy who can't eat cake and he still enjoys his birthdays as much as anyone else.

    Edited: If you are looking for something to stick a candle in, you could make mini meatloafs (ice them with mashed potatoes if you really want to get festive); egg muffins (like little omelets cooked in muffin tins); baked apples are yummy, sweet, healthy and single serving; I saw on Pinterest where someone had cut a watermelon into the shape of a cake and iced it with light Cool Whip

    Just make yourself happy.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    egirlcat207 wrote: »
    Birthday in 3 weeks and just coming back to MFP . Am junk food addict and need some ideas besides a cake for birthday . I don't know about anyone else but even one bite of cake will bring new meaning to having my cake and eat it too lol. I know I can put out a fruit tray but want something a little more creative . Ideas?

    fruit kabobs
    fruit salad
    baked or grilled fruit
    cake without frosting

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Healthy-Recipes/Desserts/Main.aspx?evt19=1&src=hr_browsedeeper&soid=hr_coll_7
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    you can try watermelon cakes
    youtube watermelon cake with whip cream
    instructables.com
    last version
  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Go out for dessert. Have one slice of cake. Return home where there is no more cake.

    Yep.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    greeneyes0809 wrote: »
    Try Hawaiian sweet rolls with dyed cool whip on top, I hear good things!

    LOL

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited August 2015
    Would an able food cake help? No fat!

    Frozen berries (thawed) dumped over Angel Food cake is very yummy. They have lots of juice that soaks in. Very tasty.

    When I went low-fat, I became a fan of the Angel Food cake.
  • DataSeven
    DataSeven Posts: 245 Member
    Some bakeries you can buy a single 'gourmet' cupcake. You could go for that with a single candle.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Go out for cake- so single slice- or make/buy cup cakes.
  • ElJefeChief
    ElJefeChief Posts: 650 Member
    Have cake. Bring home no cake. Log it. Win.
  • fish2find
    fish2find Posts: 221 Member
    My daughter made me a "no sugar added" chocolate fudge cake with chocolate topping and it was amazing. I brought two cakes to work and the "no sugar added" one was gone way faster.

    That said, Ive learned to just take "a bite" of the really rich stuff (1/2 a bite if its too rich) LOL ... Seems to work well for me.

    Happy early BDay!!
  • egirlcat207
    egirlcat207 Posts: 51 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Go out for dessert. Have one slice of cake. Return home where there is no more cake.

    lmao thanks!
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Ice cream or pie is a nice substitute for cake.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    egirlcat207 wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Go out for dessert. Have one slice of cake. Return home where there is no more cake.

    lmao thanks!

    It's good advice though. I haven't had cake in 2 years because I didn't want to have a whole cake to eat. I just went and had a cupcake this year. My husband wanted cake for his unfortunately and that ended up badly for me...
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I would get lots of different kinds of fruit, plus quality cheeses and crackers.
  • HMcCan1
    HMcCan1 Posts: 7 Member
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    I saw this on pinterest and made it for a friend for her birthday. She loved it!
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    :/ ^
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    edited August 2015
    When I turned thirty, I made myself Birthday Applesauce. with Strawberries.

    You could have a fruit pie .... whatever is special to you. If your birthday comes and goes and you feel like you missed out, it's not worth it. Eat something, enjoy it, and move on.

    Usually we can't eat a whole birthday dinner AND cake with ice cream anyway. In our house, unless specified, a birthday is a special dinner OR dessert. Not both.

    Got personal pizzas for my 50th. I was happy as a clam !!!
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    pie
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    HMcCan1 wrote: »
    23sevoo3rmtd.jpg
    I saw this on pinterest and made it for a friend for her birthday. She loved it!

    I think I would cry if someone gave me something that looked like a cake and was really fruit. Since there are nuts and frosting on it you didn't even save that many calories changing the cake to watermelon.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    HMcCan1 wrote: »
    23sevoo3rmtd.jpg
    I saw this on pinterest and made it for a friend for her birthday. She loved it!

    ...what the...
  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    Slice a mush mellon and a catalope. Skin. Stack in layers. Put long skewers through layers from bottom. Top with a strawberry. Tada! Sugar free, fat free, all natural lucious "Layer cake". Regarding the frosted one, I don't care for frosting at all, and that sugar would make me crash.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    HMcCan1 wrote: »
    23sevoo3rmtd.jpg
    I saw this on pinterest and made it for a friend for her birthday. She loved it!

    I think I would cry if someone gave me something that looked like a cake and was really fruit. Since there are nuts and frosting on it you didn't even save that many calories changing the cake to watermelon.

    But it's a pretty good idea for the OP, who specifically asked for non-cake alternatives.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    caroldavison332 wrote: »
    Slice a mush mellon and a catalope. Skin. Stack in layers. Put long skewers through layers from bottom. Top with a strawberry. Tada! Sugar free, fat free, all natural lucious "Layer cake". Regarding the frosted one, I don't care for frosting at all, and that sugar would make me crash.

    I assume you mean free of added sugar, because that would be pretty high in sugar. Adding nuts or maybe latering with greek yogurt would help lessen the sugar crash.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    usmcmp wrote: »
    HMcCan1 wrote: »
    23sevoo3rmtd.jpg
    I saw this on pinterest and made it for a friend for her birthday. She loved it!

    I think I would cry if someone gave me something that looked like a cake and was really fruit. Since there are nuts and frosting on it you didn't even save that many calories changing the cake to watermelon.

    But it's a pretty good idea for the OP, who specifically asked for non-cake alternatives.

    It's probably equal in calories, so not really.
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