Sugar free (?) cake

[PaulG]

Spotted this in Tesco's the other day so thought I'd have a go.
I'm not the best cook in the world but I do have a sweet tooth, (just the one left).

The topping was an extra and does contain sugar; but hay, live life on the edge once in a while.
{Topping/ 40g cooking choc, 25g butter, 2 teaspoons icing sugar.}

Might use the topping to glue sliced strawberries on the next one. 😉
Paul G

 

[Leadinglights]

Spotted this in Tesco's the other day so thought I'd have a go.
I'm not the best cook in the world but I do have a sweet tooth, (just the one left).

The topping was an extra and does contain sugar; but hay, live life on the edge once in a while.
{Topping/ 40g cooking choc, 25g butter, 2 teaspoons icing sugar.}

Might use the topping to glue sliced strawberries on the next one. 😉
Paul G

I hope you enjoyed and the carbs were worth it at 22g carb per ONE TWELTH of the made cake as per instructions.
Don't be fooled into thinking sugar free is low carb.*

 

[PaulG]

Ooooo, I did.

 

[Drummer]

My whole week's allotment of carbs all in one packet - I wish it did not sound so good.....

 

[rebrascora]

You do know that diabetes isn't just affected by sugar but all carbohydrates and in this case the flour in the cake is as much of an issue as the sugar would have been.
Did you share the cake with others in your family because otherwise that whole cake is providing a very significant amount of carbs to your diet.
It might be better to look at low carb cake recipes which use flours that are lower in carbs than normal wheat flour, like coconut or almond flour rather than just low sugar, as you are just tackling one part of the issue in reducing your sugar intake.

 

[PattiEvans]

Try this recipe for a genuinely low carb sugar free chocolate cake https://sugarfreelondoner.com/sugar-free-low-carb-chocolate-birthday-cake/

 

[PaulG]

Quote "Did you share the cake with others in your family because otherwise that whole cake is providing a very significant amount of carbs to your diet."

Sadly I have no family to speak of. My dear wife passed six years ago. My son I see two or three times a year, even though he lives three miles away.
When you loose your partner people don't know what to say ............ so they don't.

Still learning to cook>
Paul G

 

[Inka]

Sorry to hear that @PaulG There are no words to say except Sorry, but if you ever want to talk about things here, there are plenty of kind people ready to listen.

 

[rebrascora]

Really sorry to hear that. It can be very tough on your own even without the grief and loss that comes with bereavement, but harder still when you have lost a life partner.
I think you are doing incredibly well having a go at baking but I am not sure you have grasped the concept of all carbs breaking down into glucose, not just sugar, or perhaps you do not understand which foods are high in carbs. I think I probably learned this quite early on in domestic science at school but in that era, boys did woodwork and metalwork and girls did needlework and cookery, so the boys missed out on that information/education just like I missed out on learning about basic woodworking and metal working.

Anything made from grains like wheat, oats, barley and rice will be high in carbs. The flour in your cake mix will almost certainly be wheat flour which will be about 70% carbohydrate. That flour is quite highly processed and will likely digest and release it's glucose nearly as fast as sugar causing your Blood Glucose(BG) levels to rise. I am guessing that cake will not keep beyond a week so you are going to be eating quite a lot of carbs even without most of the sugar if you eat that whole cake yourself. Perhaps if you make it again, make it into cup cakes instead of a full size cake and then you can put most of them in the freezer and restrict yourself to just one or perhaps 2 a week. Portion control is all part of the dietary approach to diabetes. Alternatively there are low carb microwave cup cake recipes that you can make as individual small cakes or puddings that take 5 mins to make and you can just make one when you fancy one. They literally cook in 2 mins in the microwave. I sometimes make one and have half one day and the other half the next. They use coconut flour and ground almonds instead of normal flour, so much much lower carb. I sometimes add a dollop of peanut butter into the middle before cooking and it comes out all gooey in the middle. Then I have it with some double cream (which is low carb) or creamy Greek style natural yoghurt and perhaps a few berries.
It really is incredibly quick and easy to make a microwave mug cake so ask if you want a recipe for it and non of the chemical additives you get in a bought cake mix.

 

[helli]

Hey @PaulG
Sorry to read about the loss of your wife.

It is good that you are branching out with your cooking.
There is an obsession about carbs on this forum, for obvious reasons but this obsession may come across as judgemental at times when members mention they have eaten something containing more carbs. Sometimes, we forget the need to look after the whole person rather than just the diabetic part. Eating a whole cake to yourself every week is not great regardless of any medical condition you may have but if it is a treat once in a while, I think it is important to give yourself some slack (if you can) and look after your mental health. The challenge for many is to limit it to an occasional treat but you know yourself better than anyone on this forum.

If you enjoyed the cake and want to try more baking, the sugarfreelondoner website is a favourite for many here with the added advantage of having recipes with less carbs so you can eat them more often.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hey @PaulG
Sorry to read about the loss of your wife.

It is good that you are branching out with your cooking.
There is an obsession about carbs on this forum, for obvious reasons but this obsession may come across as judgemental at times when members mention they have eaten something containing more carbs. Sometimes, we forget the need to look after the whole person rather than just the diabetic part. Eating a whole cake to yourself every week is not great regardless of any medical condition you may have but if it is a treat once in a while, I think it is important to give yourself some slack (if you can) and look after your mental health. The challenge for many is to limit it to an occasional treat but you know yourself better than anyone on this forum.

If you enjoyed the cake and want to try more baking, the sugarfreelondoner website is a favourite for many here with the added advantage of having recipes with less carbs so you can eat them more often.

It can sometimes appear a bit critical but on the other hand it does promote suggestions for ways for making things that can still be enjoyed without such a carb hit as in making as cupcakes and freezing.

 

[PaulG]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Lucyr]

Quote "Did you share the cake with others in your family because otherwise that whole cake is providing a very significant amount of carbs to your diet."

Sadly I have no family to speak of. My dear wife passed six years ago. My son I see two or three times a year, even though he lives three miles away.
When you loose your partner people don't know what to say ............ so they don't.

Still learning to cook>
Paul G

If you ate the whole cake, even if over a few days, then that is 265g carb or 63 teaspoons of sugar. So it would be better to buy small individual cakes that are premade really. A Mr Kipling chocolate cake slice would be 18g carb for example and are individually wrapped.

 

[PaulG]

I have another recipe that I was going to make.
Lemon drizzle from the Canderel Sugarly website.
It calls for 100g of fine polenta. ??? What is it and where from? Please
Paul G

Once a month I go to the hospice (where my wife passed) for a meeting
for those that have lost their partner. 25 or so attend. Cake and tea & coffee is handed round.
The aim, since I refuse the cakes, is to do my bit and take something that's edible for all,
and suggest that we start a cookery class since I seem to be the only male that doesn't rely
on cafes or supermarket ready meals.

 

[Leadinglights]

I have another recipe that I was going to make.
Lemon drizzle from the Canderel Sugarly website.
It calls for 100g of fine polenta. ??? What is it and where from? Please
Paul G

Once a month I go to the hospice (where my wife passed) for a meeting
for those that have lost their partner. 25 or so attend. Cake and tea & coffee is handed round.
The aim, since I refuse the cakes, is to do my bit and take something that's edible for all,
and suggest that we start a cookery class since I seem to be the only male that doesn't rely
on cafes or supermarket ready meals.

I think it is a fine corn meal but wouldn't necessarily be low carb, you could try ground almonds or almond flour to make it lower carb.
Just looked it up and polenta is 14g carbs per 100g so not to bad. You should be able to buy in most supermarkets.

 

[Inka]

Polenta is cornmeal @PaulG It’s lower carb than flour. I have a lovely orange polenta cake recipe somewhere. It’s quite a ‘low’ cake and you only have a smallish portion with Greek yoghurt or cream so it’s not super-high in carbs. Ground almonds/almond flour and coconut flour are lower in carbs.

 

[Lucyr]

Ground almonds/almond flour and coconut flour are lower in carb

You’d need to check what allergies there are at the group though? A cake made from almonds for a group setting could be dangerous with the nut crumbs if any nut allergies.

 

[PaulG]

Thanks.
Found it at Sainburys.

An excuse for a ride out on the motorbike, ........ although they don't like the tyre marks in the aisles.

 

[silver minion]

I have another recipe that I was going to make.
Lemon drizzle from the Canderel Sugarly website.
It calls for 100g of fine polenta. ??? What is it and where from? Please
Paul G

Once a month I go to the hospice (where my wife passed) for a meeting
for those that have lost their partner. 25 or so attend. Cake and tea & coffee is handed round.
The aim, since I refuse the cakes, is to do my bit and take something that's edible for all,
and suggest that we start a cookery class since I seem to be the only male that doesn't rely
on cafes or supermarket ready meals.

What a lovely idea to bake for your group. I am sure they will appreciate your efforts. I have tweaked a few of my favourite cake recipes by using 50% self raising flour and 50% almond flour. It still tastes good but not so many carbs. As already mentioned it is not suitable if anyone has a nut allergy.

 

[Inka]

You’d need to check what allergies there are at the group though? A cake made from almonds for a group setting could be dangerous with the nut crumbs if any nut allergies.

Well, yes, and not just nuts, but gluten,wheat, dairy, eggs, etc too - so, many cakes without nuts in.