Life gives us many reasons to celebrate various milestones of our and our loved one’s lives. And for each of these celebratory occasions, one needs an appealing yet appetising cake to grab everyone’s attention attending the special event. But with the rise of deadly diseases every now and then, people are avoiding the sugar and other carbs/fat content in the cakes.
People are mostly taking their baby steps towards eating healthy, staying fit, slowly and gradually. Which is why looking into the preferences of all, bakers all around the world have come up with some fantastic healthy cake ideas that taste and look as good as the unhealthy, sugary sweet ones. What they did was to replace the existing unhealthy ingredients with some healthy, less fatty ones to make the end product a bit healthier overall. Over this article, we will be sharing some of our favourite healthy cake ideas that are absolutely perfect for birthdays, anniversaries and other such special occasions. You can try baking these cakes on your own or can even order it online from some reputed bakery which would offer its online cake delivery in Bhubaneswar or wherever that you are residing. So without much ado, let’s start discussing some healthy cake ideas.
- Carrot Cake – What could be healthier than having a cake which comes accompanied with the nutrition of a vegetable like a carrot, right? The sweetness of some grated carrots tends to complement the perfect texture and taste of this cake. The healthier version of carrot cake tends to cut out on the usage of sugar, white flour and excess butter by replacing such ingredients with dates, whole-wheat flour, and bananas. To add an additional dose of nutrition you can choose to incorporate coconut, walnuts, and raisins. Top it up with a cream cheese frosting to complete your baking expedition.
- Flourless Tangerine Cake – If you wish to try your hands on baking something unusually different yet tempting, then you better give this flourless tangerine cake, a try. The beautiful amalgamation of sweet and citrusy flavour punch given to this cake is sure to make this cake a desirable choice for every festive season. Made with sugar, almond meal, and eggs, this cake is a celebration of life in itself. And to add a bit more of joy, you can drizzle some dark chocolate shavings on top of it.
- Banana Cake – Someone wise said, “baking a banana cake is always a good idea!” and we couldn’t agree more! Banana cake is one of the easiest to bake and is absolutely low in calories, carbs and sugar. As the ripe bananas are naturally sweet in its taste, there’s no need for adding artificial sugar to your cake. All you need are some raw, organic and clean ingredients to bake this banana cake. You can grab a bite of this cake at any part of the day, be it in the morning or on a tea break. It makes a perfect snack item!
- Pineapple Cake – Taiwanese bakers were said to first come up with this incredible dessert item which traditionally used ingredients like butter, flour, egg, sugar, and pineapple jam or slices. But now there are many healthier versions of this cake, made available by the Americans. Just like the tangerine cake, as this cake contains pineapple as its major ingredient the citrusy punch was absolutely to-die-for. The rich, fruity flavour added to a traditionally sweet cake can become the highlight of any special occasion.
So, these were some of our fantastic healthy cake ideas, that are absolutely easy to bake and worth your try. Make your health your first priority and relish these cakes!
