Cakes have become a part and parcel of the diet of Indians. With plenty of delicious cakes readily available at the local bakery and at numerous reputed online sites, the choice is simply endless. However, filled with cream, chocolates and other fatty ingredients, for some it is indeed a major health concern. But, resisting cakes for a prolonged time can be real tough for anyone. Obesity and health concerns definitely need to be taken care of, but not at the cost of cakes. To help such people to ensure that they can consume cakes of their choice, there are some diet cake recipes that one can try at home.
Some home-based diet cake recipes
The below mentioned cake recipes can be prepared easily at the home. One can also choose to go for cake order online Udaipur.
Low fat cup cakes
Knowing the ingredients required
- Green tea bag, 1
- Sultanas, 140g
- Pitted soft dates, 155g chopped
- Dark muscovado sugar, 140g
- Large eggs, beaten, 2
- Whole meal flour self-rising, 225g
- Ground ginger, 1 tsp
Ingredients for green tea icing
- Sieved, fondant icing sugar, 250g
- Cold or hot green tea, 3-4 tbsps.
- Chopped dates and sultanas, 2 tbsps.
Also, required non-stick paper cases or silicon moulds
Preparation
For preparing cupcakes, the tea bag is to be placed in large measuring jug. Now, add 3 to 4 tbsp plus 300 ml of warm water. Keep aside for about ten minutes and remove bag. Now pour tea of 300ml into mixing bowl. Stir in sultanas, sugar and dates and leave it to cool. Preheat oven to about 180C/350F. Then beat eggs into tea mixture in bowl. Stir in ginger and flour evenly combined. Set silicone cases onto a baking sheet, spoon mixture into them. Now, bake for about 12 to 15 minutes. When skewer is inserted, it should come out clean. Leave it to cool before icing. For preparing icing, sieve icing sugar into the bowl. Stir sufficient green tea for preparing spreadable icing. Coat cupcake tops with icing. Decorate using chopped dates and sultanas. It is now ready to be served.
Lemon Drizzle Cake:
Knowing the ingredients required
- Low fat spread, 180g
- Caster sugar, 180g
- Beaten eggs, 3
- Plain flour, 180g
- Baking powder, 1 tsp
- Lemons, 2
- Demerara sugar, 1 tbsp.
Preparation
Preheat oven to about 150C/300F. Beat low fat spread with caster sugar and add egg gradually. Sieve baking powder and flour and beat repeatedly, including finely grated zest availed from both lemons. Pour mould into loaf, lined using parchment paper. For about 60 minutes, bake in preheated oven, until skewer gets inserted into thick part to come out clean. After cake gets cooked, remove from oven. Pour over juice from two lemons and have it sprinkled with sugar, thus allowing to cool. Now serve it cold.
If baking cake at home is a cumbersome process, then it is possible to go for online order cake in Udaipur.And believe me, you will be spoilt for choices!
