HELP! Alternative to the birthday cake?!

gimedatnow
gimedatnow Posts: 173 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
It's my sister's 18th birthday tomorrow and I'm SUPER excited to celebrate it with her! Unfortunately (or fortunately?), everyone in my family has become a health nut since I joined MFP (serious NSV right there). I don't want to make her a traditional birthday cake and end up with massive leftovers, so...

Do you have any ideas for a lower fat / lower sugar birthday cake or about other birthday dessert suggestions altogether? She's a chocolate lover and ideally, I'd love to still have her blow out candles on whatever the dessert turns out to be. Thanks!! :)
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  • kittyloo123
    kittyloo123 Posts: 300 Member
    what about baked apples, with s/f cool whip?
  • Skinny_foodie
    Skinny_foodie Posts: 47
    replace the oil in a regular cake with applesauce, cook it about 3 minutes less then you otherwise would. The flavor is pretty much the same, the cake it self has a whole lot less fat.

    Then dust it with powdered sugar, not the same as frosting, but it will be pretty and add some no sugar added vanilla icecream with fresh rasberry sauce (or just the berries).

    Super tasty and pretty... fully worthy of a candle :)
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    www.skinnytaste.com :D
  • lausa22
    lausa22 Posts: 467 Member
    I need a plan for this too, it's my birthday next month haha
  • Ashley_Panda
    Ashley_Panda Posts: 1,404 Member
    What about one of those big edible arrangement things. They are really cute and full of fruit and chocolate covered strawberries.
  • cheri03
    cheri03 Posts: 172 Member
    Try Deep Chocolate Vitatops! Yum, much like a cupcake, super chocolatey and moist but only 100 cal, 9 gm fiber.
  • CatMauro
    CatMauro Posts: 225 Member
    Mini cupcakes!!
  • luvgreen25
    luvgreen25 Posts: 202
    Angel food cake is always a good alternative. For frosting - use fat free cool whip mixed with sugar free chocolate pudding (unprepared).
  • kkinse
    kkinse Posts: 11 Member
    I second the Edible Arrangement thing...you can even get them made in a birthday cake container!
  • runnermel
    runnermel Posts: 278
    replace the oil in a regular cake with applesauce, cook it about 3 minutes less then you otherwise would. The flavor is pretty much the same, the cake it self has a whole lot less fat.

    Then dust it with powdered sugar, not the same as frosting, but it will be pretty and add some no sugar added vanilla icecream with fresh rasberry sauce (or just the berries).

    Super tasty and pretty... fully worthy of a candle :)

    yum!!! we also do fruit pizzas some time or angel food cake. you could drizzle some chocolate syrup on it as well.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    Cheesecake? I know of a tonnnnnn of great cheesecake recipes that are great on the health side of the world.
    Bread pudding? Know of good recipes for that too.
    Black bean brownies?!!?! High protein, and mid on F and C?
  • MarshallLuke
    MarshallLuke Posts: 177 Member
    Cupcakes! They are delicious, small and you can make just enough for everyone to have one (so no leftovers). Also you can make them as rich and decadent or as healthy as you wish. :)
  • staceyGO
    staceyGO Posts: 376
    Take a box caked mix and add only a can of diet soda to it and bake. moistest, no oil, no eggs, tastes awesome!
  • courtclerkkris
    courtclerkkris Posts: 173 Member
    How about angel food cake with FF cool whip and drizzle with choc. syrup?

    Or an angel food cake mix with a can of pineapple(and that is it) in it!

    LOTS of good ideas already posted!
  • szimba
    szimba Posts: 290 Member
    when my bday was here i asked my mom to make me a sugar free jello cake with light cool whip and fruit :)) delish!
  • hazelnutflav
    hazelnutflav Posts: 391 Member
    make brownies and layer them to look like a cake, take 1 piece and let everyone else have the rest.
  • gimedatnow
    gimedatnow Posts: 173 Member
    Wow, these are all awesome suggestions!! :D I'll work it out with my mom and figure out what we can do! Thanks for all your thoughtful responses!
  • ChristinaRamos
    ChristinaRamos Posts: 226
    Banana cream pie with sugar free pudding and reduced fat cool whip, bananas, vanilla wafers and candles? Or try a chocolate pudding mix instead!!
  • mpbfmom
    mpbfmom Posts: 49 Member
    Another idea is a cake ball....bake a cake (you could do the applesauce thing) and while the cake is still warm crumble it all up. Add frosting to it and then scoop with a small scoop (a little bigger than a melon ball scoop). You can freeze these. One is about 2 bites & gives you the flavor of cake & frosting but it's only 2 bites. You can combine all kinds of flavors and roll in nuts or coconut but that ups the calorie content.

    Good luck!
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    replace the oil in a regular cake with applesauce, cook it about 3 minutes less then you otherwise would. The flavor is pretty much the same, the cake it self has a whole lot less fat.

    Then dust it with powdered sugar, not the same as frosting, but it will be pretty and add some no sugar added vanilla icecream with fresh rasberry sauce (or just the berries).

    Super tasty and pretty... fully worthy of a candle :)

    And you can lay stencils on the cake to spell out words. I do that with the cookies I bake for my son's preschool on his birthday every year. If you can't find stencils just cut letters out of cardboard.
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    angel food cake cupcakes with whipped cream for frosting. You can add some orange zest to the angel food or play around with other flavors. A slice of strawberry on top makes a pretty, tasty decoration.

    I would splurge on real whipped cream that you make yourself. No preservatives and a cupcake doesn't have too much frosting on it. You also control the sugar without any artificial stuff.
  • yalisa0424
    yalisa0424 Posts: 173 Member
    www.skinnytaste.com :D

    Ditto! Best site ever!!!
  • TheShelterCat
    TheShelterCat Posts: 160
    I need a plan for this too, it's my birthday next month haha

    My birthday is coming up too and I fantasize about a nice big slice of the most chococaley cheese cake. I fully plan on eating a slice too, I'm just going to be busting my butt at the gym before and after so I feel better about doing it. I figure that your birthday comes once a year and if you've been good, you deserve to celebrate not only your bday but your success as well!
  • zukekitty
    zukekitty Posts: 185
    I recently saw an episode of Hungry Girl where she made a Banana Split Pie that looked really good, only 172 calories per serving. It is an ice cream pie so you will need some time to let it freeze. Just do a google search for hungry girl.
  • lkm111
    lkm111 Posts: 629 Member
    Take a box caked mix and add only a can of diet soda to it and bake. moistest, no oil, no eggs, tastes awesome!

    Someone at my school used white cake mix, diet orange soda and mandarin oranges. It was soooo good!
  • kbrogan78
    kbrogan78 Posts: 158 Member
    If you still want something totally decadent but not quite so bad as regular cake, how about a flourless dark chocolate cake? They also tend to be so rich that a small sliver will totally satisfy even the most ardent chocolate lover (I speak from experience!).
  • fudgebudget
    fudgebudget Posts: 198 Member
    This is one of my most favorite cupcake recipes ever - http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/08/26/persian-love-cupcakes/

    If you make 12 cupcakes with this recipe, the cake part by itself is only 64 calories per serving - then ice it with whatever you want. If you're concerned about fat, then maybe mix some rosewater in with Cool Whip or something? But for a special occasion, the whipped cream icing really is amazing, especially with the saffron, and I use less sugar than they call for in the icing.

    WITH the whipped cream and pistachios, they are only 154 calories each. They are light and wonderful and the spices are so, so good (and easily interchangeable if you don't like cardamom and saffron).
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Fresh fruit tart? Berry shortcake? Fresh fruit and yogurt parfait? Fresh fruit kabob? Fruit pizza?
  • grammybfit
    grammybfit Posts: 2
    mix a diet soda with a chocolate cake mix - low cal and super good
  • stevwil41
    stevwil41 Posts: 608 Member
    I need a plan for this too, it's my birthday next month haha

    My birthday is coming up too and I fantasize about a nice big slice of the most chococaley cheese cake. I fully plan on eating a slice too, I'm just going to be busting my butt at the gym before and after so I feel better about doing it. I figure that your birthday comes once a year and if you've been good, you deserve to celebrate not only your bday but your success as well!

    Bingo! I tried some healthier cupcakes not to long ago and while they were edible they weren't birthday cake quality. I'll be forty this year and it'll be the first non-obese birthday in years. I'm going to dress up a little, have whatever I want for a birthday dinner, have some cake, get drunk then get up the next morning go back to my healthy routine.
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