Help with easy sweet stuff recipes

[Ibby]

Please had anyone got any easy to make cake recipes hubby has been told cos he’s got so much going on and in on palliative care he can eat what he likes as they will adjust his insulin to suit but he’s been put on steroids and it’s putting up his sugars. He likes eating cake and sweet stuff so I thought I might try baking if it’s an easy recipe can anyone help please

 

[Inka]

I always find a Victoria sponge easy @Ibby I use my mum’s old recipe so it’s in ounces, but I’ve found I can cut the sugar by a quarter and still get a good cake. You can then fill it with something not too sugary eg pure fruit spread, cream cheese or whipped cream and sliced strawberries, etc. Obviously, it won’t keep as long if you use cream cheese or cream but you could always make a ‘half cake’ - that is, half the recipe and only one sandwich tin.

The recipe is 6oz SR flour, 6oz butter or margarine, 3 medium eggs, 6oz sugar (but you can reduce this as above if you like), 1 tsp baking powder. Grease and flour the sandwich tins and cook at 180 for 20mins or so. The top should spring back when cooked if pressed gently with your finger. Cool on a rack and fill and decorate.

Carrot cake is also good as the carrots add a bit of sweetness.

Also, Fridge Cake - not so good sugar wise, but tasty, and very quick and easy.

Much love to you both. XX

 

[Inka]

I did a search here for “cake”. You can see the carbs so that will help get his insulin right:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/recipes/recipe-search-results?search=Cake

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[Ibby]

I did a search here for “cake”. You can see the carbs so that will help get his insulin right:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/recipes/recipe-search-results?search=Cake

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Thanks I don’t adjust his insulin he just has 68 units of novomix 30 morning and a sukkarto tablet 16 units norvorapid lunch and 6 units norvo mix 30 and a sukkarto tablet but will try do the cake

 

[Inka]

Thanks I don’t adjust his insulin he just has 68 units of novomix 30 morning and a sukkarto tablet 16 units norvorapid lunch and 6 units norvo mix 30 and a sukkarto tablet but will try do the cake

Apologies @Ibby I’d forgotten he was on mixed insulin. Still, knowing the carbs might be useful in case you need to adjust his portion size next time or his nurses ask.

I know it’s not a baked cake but I love cheesecakes. They can be pretty easy to make too. The most basic are just soft cheese and flavourings on a base of crushed digestive biscuits. If you’re looking for particular flavours or textures for cakes just ask. I know we have some good bakers here so hopefully they’ll have some good ideas. The BBC Good Food website and the Delia one are sites I use when I’m looking for recipes.

These are listed as Easy:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/easy-cake-recipes

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[helli]

@Ibby you may find some of the recipes on this thread useful: https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/lets-learn-how-to-bake-cook-keto.90754/
Not all are sweet but in the first couple of pages I spotted a lemon tart and a strawberry cheesecake.

 

[rebrascora]

How about save yourself the trouble and go out and buy a box of fresh cream chocolate eclairs. Many of them are just 10g carbs each so about as low carb a regular dessert as you can get and many people here on the forum use them as an occasional treat. Of course, if you want to bake for him, please don't let me discourage you but an eclair would probably be lower carb than a portion of most cakes you could bake with regular ingredients. If you were able to buy in special ingredients to make keto cakes that might be another matter but he may not enjoy them as much. I know I find some of the artificial sweeteners make it taste weird.
To be honest, whatever is his favourite would be the thing to give him, either home baked or bought, in the current situation and not worry too much about his BG levels, as the nurses suggest.

 

[Ibby]

How about save yourself the trouble and go out and buy a box of fresh cream chocolate eclairs. Many of them are just 10g carbs each so about as low carb a regular dessert as you can get and many people here on the forum use them as an occasional treat. Of course, if you want to bake for him, please don't let me discourage you but an eclair would probably be lower carb than a portion of most cakes you could bake with regular ingredients. If you were able to buy in special ingredients to make keto cakes that might be another matter but he may not enjoy them as much. I know I find some of the artificial sweeteners make it taste weird.
To be honest, whatever is his favourite would be the thing to give him, either home baked or bought, in the current situation and not worry too much about his BG levels, as the nurses suggest.

Thanks he dosent like eclairs but he goes for so much cake and biscuits BG goes a bit high in th 20s i don’t bake really but thought I could make have a go at some Christmas treats which might be a bit cheaper then buying them.

 

[rebrascora]

Oh well, it was just a suggestion. No good if he doesn't like them.

Usually baking with ground almonds or almond flour and sweetener in place of flour and sugar will lower the carb content of cakes. I very occasionally make a microwave mug cake using beaten egg, oil or melted butter, yoghurt, ground almonds, baking powder and psyllium husk and sweetener and usually some cocoa because I like chocolate cake. Takes a couple of minutes in the microwave and then I let it cool, cut it into cubes and use it to make a low carb trifle with raspberries and sugar free jelly and whipped cream.
You can also eat it as cake or a pudding in inself instead of making a trifle with it and have it with cream or make a frosting with sweetener. If I am going to eat it like a cake or pudding I usually put a dollop of peanut butter in just before zapping it in the microwave so that it has a goey nutty centre. I think if your husband likes quite sweet foods he might not enjoy low carb cake so much though.