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Spierce02
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Hi All!!! So my bday is this weekend and my kids want to help make me a cake. Are there any healthy and yummy recipes that don't include all that sugar and fat? Thanks!!!
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I have had good results in replacing sugar with Splenda (the kind formulated for baking) and fats with applesauce. However, I've never tried doing both of these at the same time.0
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You could go for a cake without icing (like a spice cake or even something like pumpkin or zucchini bread), but personally I really enjoy a small portion of a good tasting cake. Perhaps look into making cupcakes instead of a large cake and make a half recipe if possible? Then you don't have as much around the house, everyone get's one cupcake, and maybe the kids can split the remaining over the next few days.0
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a google search brings up multiple recipes. No idea what any of them taste like.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=cake+recipes+without+sugar0 -
You know a nice slice of cake is probably about 300 calories...can you afford that? Maybe go for a 40 minute walk
That said just google cake and healthy or low calorie0 -
Angel food cake? Technically, it's cake.0
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You can reduce the fat by using applesauce in place of the butter/oil in the recipe.0
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or! you could just have a piece of cake for your birthday. its general knowledge that birthday cake consumed on your birthday contains no calories.0
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I love making angel food cake with a light custard and strawberries.0
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I found this recipe on pinterest. I haven't had the chance to try it but I want to. http://www.flexibledietinglifestyle.com/highproteinvanillabirthdaycake/0
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http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/haylie-duff/black-bean-chocolate-cake-with-buttercream-frosting.html just the first recipe i googled for it, maybe look around for a black bean chocolate cake. Seems a little odd using black beans but it simulates the texture of cake very well and taste damn good.0
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Pineapple upside down cake might be a good idea if you like pineapple. Most recipes I've seen use a small amount of brown sugar (like 1/4c). All the sweetness comes from the juice of the pineapple. (Use canned pineapple in juice) It might have a good bit of butter (I don't remember, I don't cook a lot), but like a previous poster, you might be able to use applesauce instead.
Also, the cake has no icing, instead, it has pineapple rings, and a cherry in each one. So it's cake and fruit!0 -
Agreed.
Just don't use icing. Or make a banana or pumpkin bread, it's close enough, right? And skinnytaste has some lighter recipes that actually taste good (I love her banana nut bread recipe).0 -
I just eat one piece of cake and then I make sure I eat a lot of veggies later and drink a lot of water. It helps wash out the sugar. Also exercising (walking burns the sugar off).0
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I would totally have cake on my birthday. Cheesecake specifically
What I try to do, OP, is create a deficit throughout the week. Eat 100-200 calories less per day. That gives me 500+ calories to fit in my cake. I realize this is a bit late for you at this point, since your birthday is this weekend. But it is something you can consider for next time.
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JinxedyJinx wrote: »And for the record, cake without icing is wrong on so many levels.
Just wash it down with a diet cola. A meal takes the caloric value of its lowest component, but only on birthdays.0 -
Has anyone tried these? http://allrecipes.com/recipe/200184/cola-cake/ Basically, you can mix a can of soda or pop into a box cake mix and it replaces the oil, water, and eggs. There are multitudes of combinations. On another board I'm on lots of people rave about them, but since I don't have a sweet tooth so I've never tried them. Curious, though.0
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Pineapple upside down cake might be a good idea if you like pineapple. Most recipes I've seen use a small amount of brown sugar (like 1/4c). All the sweetness comes from the juice of the pineapple. (Use canned pineapple in juice) It might have a good bit of butter (I don't remember, I don't cook a lot), but like a previous poster, you might be able to use applesauce instead.
Also, the cake has no icing, instead, it has pineapple rings, and a cherry in each one. So it's cake and fruit!
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Buy a Pillsbury sugar free yellow cake mix. Use drained pineapple juice for your water and applesauce for the oil. If you have a bullet type blender you could sub out applesauce for "pineapple sauce. "
Your upside down topping needs melted butter - use a Bundt pan 2 Tbl melted butter & 1/4 cup dark brown sugar. Then use a small can of pineapple rings (cut in half). A larger can will make your cake overflow.
Or you could make a light "sour cream" pineapple coffee cake. That won't need icing either. Yogurt is a nice substitute for sour cream (keeps it moist).
This is a light scratch recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/pineapple-coffee-cake-455511
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