'Healthy' cake recipe??

Vicki_T · 01-06-2018, 02:41 AM

Dh is on a bit of a health kick at the moment and is trying to avoid food with added sugar (among other things). His birthday is coming up and I'd like to make some kind of cake or dessert which he would enjoy while still sticking to his diet. He's not a very adventurous eater and doesn't really enjoy things like dried fruit. In fact he's got a real sweet tooth and doesn't even like dark chocolate, so maybe this is an impossible task! But, if you have a recipe that may fit the bill, I'd be very grateful for it!

MaySunflowers · 01-06-2018, 03:55 AM

You can use alternatives to sugar in recipes, but might have to look up the right measurements as they are not always the same as sugar. Xylitol is one option (its not artificial, its tree based).

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2sunshines · 01-06-2018, 05:48 AM

I bake these muffins regularly and they're a fave of my kids (if fact i have a batch in my oven right now!). Sweetened with banana. No added sugar except depending on what kind of or if you add the chocolate chips. We always do cause my kids love them (we do dark chocolate) but I think this recipe would be just as good without and with nuts or something instead.

Even if you added traditional chocolate, since it's the only sugar in the whole recipe it'd be pretty minimal.

https://www.bakerita.com/chocolate-p...anana-muffins/

Quiteria · 01-06-2018, 07:02 AM

I don't have a recipe now, but I've made whole wheat carrot cake sweetened with apple juice concentrate.

I think the banana muffin/cake sounds better.

I've made chocolate banana bread before, which was cocoa powder as part of the dry ingredients. I added chocolate chips to make it decadent, but you could do with just the powder if that helps.

Maedchen · 01-06-2018, 07:46 AM

If you want to just 'look' cake like, type in
fruit arranged to look like a cake on google and look through how they made decorations out of fresh fruits.

For whipped icing, you could whip coconut into a whipped topping. (Watermelon is expensive this time of year, you could do a sponge cake and decorate with fruit.) Use almond/coconut flour.

Vicki_T · 01-06-2018, 07:48 AM

Thanks, these are great ideas

Do the muffins taste like banana? I should have mentioned that dh doesn't particularly like banana bread/cake

MaySunflowers · 01-06-2018, 07:50 AM

When I am rushed abd make banana muffins with bananas that are only juuuust turning yellow ot has far less of a banana taste.

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Quiteria · 01-06-2018, 08:19 AM

The really chocolately banana bread I made hid the taste somewhat, but that recipe had chocolate chips and sugar, so probably fewer bananas.

They're one of the sweetest fruits. Carrots and apples are probably next in line if he likes those better, and maybe white grape juice though I haven't seen it used much. Applesauce cake rarely tastes like apples, so maybe a spice cake with that if he doesn't like carrot cake? There are probably chocolate versions. I've made pumpkin chocolate cake where it was hard to identify the pumpkin, but that was with boxed cake mix, so full sugar.

I know there's chocolate avocado frosting, but I don't know how it's sweetened.

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01-06-2018, 02:41 AM	#1
Vicki_T Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,059	'Healthy' cake recipe?? Dh is on a bit of a health kick at the moment and is trying to avoid food with added sugar (among other things). His birthday is coming up and I'd like to make some kind of cake or dessert which he would enjoy while still sticking to his diet. He's not a very adventurous eater and doesn't really enjoy things like dried fruit. In fact he's got a real sweet tooth and doesn't even like dark chocolate, so maybe this is an impossible task! But, if you have a recipe that may fit the bill, I'd be very grateful for it!

01-06-2018, 03:55 AM	#2
MaySunflowers Deactivated Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 7,781	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? You can use alternatives to sugar in recipes, but might have to look up the right measurements as they are not always the same as sugar. Xylitol is one option (its not artificial, its tree based). Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk

01-06-2018, 05:48 AM	#3
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? I bake these muffins regularly and they're a fave of my kids (if fact i have a batch in my oven right now!). Sweetened with banana. No added sugar except depending on what kind of or if you add the chocolate chips. We always do cause my kids love them (we do dark chocolate) but I think this recipe would be just as good without and with nuts or something instead. Even if you added traditional chocolate, since it's the only sugar in the whole recipe it'd be pretty minimal. https://www.bakerita.com/chocolate-p...anana-muffins/ __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

01-06-2018, 07:02 AM	#4
Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? I don't have a recipe now, but I've made whole wheat carrot cake sweetened with apple juice concentrate. I think the banana muffin/cake sounds better. I've made chocolate banana bread before, which was cocoa powder as part of the dry ingredients. I added chocolate chips to make it decadent, but you could do with just the powder if that helps. __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

01-06-2018, 07:46 AM	#5
Maedchen Rose Trellis Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,482	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? If you want to just 'look' cake like, type in fruit arranged to look like a cake on google and look through how they made decorations out of fresh fruits. For whipped icing, you could whip coconut into a whipped topping. (Watermelon is expensive this time of year, you could do a sponge cake and decorate with fruit.) Use almond/coconut flour.

01-06-2018, 07:48 AM	#6
Vicki_T Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,059	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? Thanks, these are great ideas Do the muffins taste like banana? I should have mentioned that dh doesn't particularly like banana bread/cake Last edited by Vicki_T; 01-06-2018 at 09:26 AM.

01-06-2018, 07:50 AM	#7
MaySunflowers Deactivated Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 7,781	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? When I am rushed abd make banana muffins with bananas that are only juuuust turning yellow ot has far less of a banana taste. Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk

01-06-2018, 08:19 AM	#8
Quiteria Rose Garden Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 23,483	Re: 'Healthy' cake recipe?? The really chocolately banana bread I made hid the taste somewhat, but that recipe had chocolate chips and sugar, so probably fewer bananas. They're one of the sweetest fruits. Carrots and apples are probably next in line if he likes those better, and maybe white grape juice though I haven't seen it used much. Applesauce cake rarely tastes like apples, so maybe a spice cake with that if he doesn't like carrot cake? There are probably chocolate versions. I've made pumpkin chocolate cake where it was hard to identify the pumpkin, but that was with boxed cake mix, so full sugar. I know there's chocolate avocado frosting, but I don't know how it's sweetened. __________________ Homeschooling mama to five: a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.

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