Healthy Cake Recipes

1. Sugar Free Plum Cake Recipe:

sugar free plum cake

Ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup vegetable oil/coconut oil
  2. 1/2 cup sweetener of your choice
  3. 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  4. 1 teaspoon orange zest
  5. 1 cup whole wheat flour
  6. 1/2 cup soy milk or preferred non-dairy milk
  7. 7 firm plums, halved with seeds removed
  8. 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Procedure:

  • Preheat oven to 355 degrees F and grease and line an 8-inch round cake tin with white greaseproof paper.
  • In a bowl whisk oil, sweetener, vanilla extract, and orange zest until it becomes creamy
  • Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently mix in until it is just incorporated.
  • Add in the milk and mix again to combine.
  • Pour cake batter into the prepared tin and arrange the plum halves around the cake, gently pushing each one in.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden and a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool completely in the tin before serving.

Nutritive Value (per serving)

  • Protein 2g
  • Calories 163
  • Carbs 17g
  • Fat 9g

2. Carrot Cake Recipe:

carrot cake

Carrot Cake Ingredients:

Cake Dough:

  • 1 cups ground carrots
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup soaked dates
  • 1 cup soaked raisins
  • 1 teaspoon freshly diced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation:

  • To get ground carrots, simply place chopped carrots in a food processor or high-speed blender until it becomes a finely shredded amount of carrots.
  • Place the ground carrots in a mixing bowl.
  • Grind the walnuts to a fine powder in a high-speed blender or food processor.
  • Add to the mixing bowl.
  • Next, blend the soaked dates and half the soaked raisins to the blender or food processor, along with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
  • Add this to the mixing bowl, along with the remainder of the soaked raisins. Mix thoroughly with your hands or a spatula.
  • Form into a cake shape and top with icing.

Icing Preparation:

  • 1 cup soaked cashews
  • 1/2 a lemon juice
  • Raw honey to your desired sweetness
  • Nut milk to help blend (for example almond milk)

Blend all the ingredients until smooth Top the cake with this icing.

Nutritive Value (per serving):

  • Energy – 432 Kcals
  • Carbohydrates – 43 g
  • Protein – 9 g
  • Fiber – 6 g
  • Fat – 20 g

3. Healthy Banana Bread:

healthy banana bread

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, about 2-3 medium bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
  • 1/4 cup milk or Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 chopped walnuts, raisins, optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

  • Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and keep it aside.
  • Take a medium-sized bowl; whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Keep it aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs, honey oil, vanilla, and milk for 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the bananas, flour mixture along with chopped raisins and walnuts.
  • Take the batter into greased pan, sprinkle it with some raw sugar, cinnamon, or banana slices (optional) Bake for 50-55 minutes.
  • Cool for 10 minutes, slice, and enjoy!

Nutritional Value:

  • Calories 240
  • Carbs 32g
  • Protein 13.6 g
  • Fat 2g
  • Fiber 3 g

4. High Iron Ragi Pan Cakes:

healthy ragi pan cake

Ingredients:

  • Ragi flour- 1/4 cup
  • Wheat flour- 1/2 cup
  • Banana-1/2
  • Egg-2
  • Milk- 1/2 cup
  • Vanilla extracts- 1 drop
  • Salt- a pinch

Preparation:

  • Mix all the wet ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Mix ragi flour, wheat flour and salt in a bowl. Add the wet ingredient mixture and mix well.
  • In a pan add oil, a pour the batter on the pan and cook well on both sides.
  • Serve with honey.

Recommended For Pregnancy, anemia, menopause, and a great breakfast option for all age groups.

Nutrition Value:

  • Energy – 184kcal
  • Carbohydrate – 35g
  • Protein – 6g
  • Fat – 2g
  • Iron – 13mg
  • Calcium – 15mg

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