Desserts

Tasty Pineapple Cake and Other Sugar-free Cakes--great Cakes With No-sugar-added

For diabetics or others watching their sugar-intake, here are three greatч cake ideas.ч  And the best part is that non-diabetics will also enjoy these tasty treats.ч  No need to make a diabeticч cake and a regularч cake when you serve these recipes.ч  Theseч cakesч are great for children who are diabetic or are on sugar-restricted diets,too.ч  Try our Tasty Pineapple Cake, Banana Split Cake or Peach Cake today and give your family and friends a no-sugar-added treat. TASTY PINEAPPLE CAKE 1/2 cup salt-free butter 2 1/4 cups Equal Sugar-Lite, divided 2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup fat-free milk 4 slices unsweetened canned pineapple, drained on a paper towel non-stick vegetable cooking spray 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice Preheat oven to 350 degrees.ч  Spray a 6-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and 2 tablespoons Equal until light and fluffy.ч  Add remaining Equal, except for 1 tablespoon.ч  Add eggs,ч 1 at a time, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.ч  Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.ч  Add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.ч  Beat at low speed after each addition.ч  Cut pineapple into 1/2-inch pieces and gently fold into the batter.ч  Spoon batter into the prepared Bundt pan.ч  Tap down to remove air bubbles.ч  Bake 45-50 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. While cake is baking, combine pineapple juice and the reserved 1 tablespoon Equal.ч  Stir well to be sure Equal is dissolved.ч  When cake is removed from the oven, immediately pour mixture over the cake.ч  Let cake stand in pan for 5 minutes.ч  Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. 12 servings.ч  Each serving equals about 130 calories, 17 g carbs and 3 g protein BANANA SPLIT CAKE Crust:ч  2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 stick unsalted butter, melted Filling:ч  3 small pkgs sugar-free vanilla pudding mix 3 cans fat-free evaporated milk Topping:ч  2 medium bananas, sliced 1 large can crushed pineapple in its own juice 1 carton sugar-free whipped topping 3 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans 3 tbsp sugar-free chocolate syrup (I recommend Russel Stover brand) Mix pudding and milk together until thickened.ч  Chill in the refrigerator while making the crust.ч  To make crust, mix graham crackers and butter together and press onto the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch pan.ч  Remove filling from refrigerator and spread over top of crust.ч  Add topping ingredients one at a time in the order listed.ч  Refrigerate until serving time. PEACH CAKE 1 box sugar-free white cake mix 1 1/4 cups water 1/3 cup canola oil 3/4 cup egg substitute 1 small box sugar-free peach gelatin Preheat oven to 350 degrees.ч  Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick vegetable spray.ч  In a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, water, oil, egg substitute and dry gelatin with electric mixer, on low speed, about 30 seconds until blended.ч  Increase speed to medium and beat two minutes longer.ч  Pour batter into prepared pan.ч  Bake 35-40 minutes until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.ч  Remove from oven and cool until barely warm.ч  Lay a fancy paper doily on top of cake and sprinkle with sugar-free powdered sugarч to decorate. To make sugar-free powdered sugar: Put 3/4 cup of Splenda Granular and 2 tablespoons cornstarch in a blender and blend until it is a very fine powder.ч  0 grams of sugar and only 4 carbs per tablespoon. Enjoy! ч 

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