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Would love to hear your opions and comments re: diabetic cupcakes

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Nic.J

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Hello all, firstly I'd like to introduce myself I'm Nic

I'm sure many of you are aware of the sudden cupcake fad that appears to be going on at the moment. One thing that I've become very aware of is that noone seems to be catering for diabetics in my local area.


Providing I can master a delicious end product, my idea is to launch a business selling cupcakes that are diabetic friendly.

But I was wondering if a) as diabetics you think this is viable, and b) would it be something that you think would be of interest to diabetics?
I figured the best place to find out would be on some diabetes forums to see if you guys have any feedback, ideas, or good/bad experiences that you would be willing to share with me?

I honestly have no idea if my idea is even viable, I'm literally just in the thought process at the moment, but am very open to and would be very grateful for any thoughts or opinions anyone is willing to share.

Thank you for reading ) x
 
Sounds like a novel idea, im not sure if ive heard of the recent cupcake fad thats going on i must of missed that, not being a keen lover of cupcakes myself id not buy any but it is a great idea and im sure many would.....
 
I'm not sure there would be a market for such a thing to be honest. People with diabetes don't have to eat special 'diabetic' anything these days, they just need to make sure that anything sweet they eat is in moderation. Some companies continue to market 'diabetic' chocolate and sweets, but the market for these is usually uninformed relatives buying as presents. A perishable like a cupcake could quite likely remain on the shelf and so overheads would probably be too high for a competitive price to be set.
 
I wish you every success with whatever your next move is.
 
I'd agree with Northerner. I'm diabetic, and I bake. I don't buy special 'diabetic' products, as they're really just a con. What I would love to see would be proper bakery products that have a decent nutritional breakdown. I see lots of beautiful cupcakes and similar on market stalls (we have loads of specialist markets in York), but I tend to avoid a lot of them, because I have no idea of the carbohydrate content. If you mixed some cakes with higher fibre, in with some with reduced sugar, and made sure they all had a good nutritional breakdown, you'd probably find a hit with diabetics, but with other people as well! 🙂
 
Hi Nic, agree with the others here. If anything, I would be put off by something claiming to be 'diabetic' or 'diabetic friendly' - however, tell me all it's nutritional information and you'll get me straight away. One of the biggest bains of living with type 1 diabetes is finding out the carb count of everything we eat.
 
Oh that sounds great. Thank you for the feedback.
Well I was aiming to do "normal" cupcakes anyhow, but I was genuinely suprised no where seemed to be doing anything aimed at diabetic...no I know why. I asked in another diabetes forum based in the US and the response I got from everyone was an unequivical no.

I'm so glad that I decided to join some forums, and see what diabetics actually felt about it.

I'm definately interested in pursuing the reduced sugar and fibre idea as another option though. Totally different, but I'm currently on Slimming World diet, so that idea appeals to me very much.

I just felt that it'd be nice to be offer some variations other than exactly the same as what some local websites I've found to be offering.

Oh I absolutely love York, beautiful! Not been there for a decade, but I'm always nagging my boyfriend for us to go there, as I really fell in love with York.

Well I guess my next line of action is to look into some "healthy option" recipe ideas...well as healthy as you can get.
I don't use sugar in my house at all, only sweetner, so I guess now is the time to discover if I can bake a cake using granualted sweetner...trial and error I suppose.

But once again, thank you all so much for you feedback. I will most definately be taking it all aboard.
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York is wonderful 🙂 Everyone should come here!

I've tried baking with granulated sweetner. I use Splenda as it doesn't go bitter when heated. I've found that for biscuits (I have a recipe for shortbread with Splenda) it works fine, but for cake it does something strange to the texture. I think it's to do with the crystaline nature of sugar, maybe? 🙂
 
hello just a super quick reply,
on the baking with splenda front it can be done but often does not have the same volume as sugar so you may choose to make this up using another substitute such as powdered almonds or skimmed milk powder. also you can try adding baking powder to help with the rising. sorry that these tips are so very vague but i am just trying to recall my old catering gcse days in which i did do some such baking. i will have a dig out and see if i can find any recipes for you but no promises as im really not sure that i have them still (sorrrrrrrrrrry) i do recall doing a sponge pudding with some splenda though i think it was your usual flour, margerine , splenda with baking powder to make it rise and it was cooked in the microwave. hmmm.
another thought and please do not take offense at all but personally i would definately not buy a product with artificial sweeteners over sugar these days (my good old days of being a lickle schoolie and surviving on diet coke and sugar free polos are over )as i feel that they have no benefit in a cake situation whatsoever. my reasons for this are that i feel that sweetener is just as unhealthy as sugar because of its very chemically processed nature. another reason is that many artificial sugar subs are still very high in carbohydrates but just not in sugar. please please please do not take offense at all i am really not trying to be rude at all i just honestly feel that in the interest of successfully doing market research you need to have as many opinions as possible and i am sure that there are many other people out there who will take this view.
i think that providing nutritional information is a good idea but it is in no means unique and is already being done by most big chains. again seriously no offense i just don't think that that would be a unique angle for you if you see what i mean.
all the very best
lucy xxx
 
kitten said:
i think that providing nutritional information is a good idea but it is in no means unique and is already being done by most big chains. again seriously no offense i just don't think that that would be a unique angle for you if you see what i mean.
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True, but if you're aiming at a different market and not the big chains - say going for markets, small bakeries, etc - then having nutritional info is pretty unusual, I can't remember the last time I saw a cupcake in a market with a label telling me how many carbs were in it!
 
shiv said:
True, but if you're aiming at a different market and not the big chains - say going for markets, small bakeries, etc - then having nutritional info is pretty unusual, I can't remember the last time I saw a cupcake in a market with a label telling me how many carbs were in it!
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most branded type stores have their info online and the only muffins that i have seen in the local sandwich shop have it all on the back of the packet. im really not trying to be offensive just saying that personally it wouldnt make me want to buy it. to be honest i havent ever bought a muffin from a market, so cant really comment but it still honestly wouldnt seem like a big bonus because i think that there are a lot of similar products out there that would be similar enough to be able to compare to for carb and calorie values.
 
I too wouldn't go for the artificial sweetener, not nice stuff! But something a bit healthier would be good to see on these stalls that display such wonderful temptations. And nutritional info on market stalls such as these is not something I've ever seen so it would be a good step forward. If you need anyone to test the products...........LOL!!
 
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