Does anyone have a good healthy cake recipe?

Question

Anyone? Please. I'm very protective of my dad and he needs to be more healthy so I need a healthy low-calorie,low-sodium,ect. cake. That is also delicous. :)

Answer 1

Eggless, milkless, butterless cake

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder

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DIRECTIONS:
In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, raisins, shortening, nutmeg and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
In a large bowl, combine the raisin mixture with the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean

Answer 2

Take a box of Chocolate cake mix, and stir in a can of packed pumpkin. So moist and yummy. It has lots of fiber without all of that extra fat! Here's the link to the recipe. You can also make it as a cake.

Answer 3

Raspberry Angel Food Cake
10 egg whites
1-1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour
2 cups fresh raspberries
In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy; beat in cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add the extracts. Gradually beat in sugar until stiff, scraping bowl occasionally. Sift flour over beaten whites; sprinkle with berries. Gently fold flour and raspberries into batter until well mixed. Pour into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert cake pan; cool completely, about 1 hour. Yield: 16 servings.

NUTRITIONAL INFO
Diabetic Exchanges: One serving equals 1 starch; also, 65 calories, 35 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 13 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm protein, trace fat.
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=6428

Sugarless Applesauce Cake
1 cup raisins
1 cup diced dried fruit
2 cups water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten or egg substitute equivalent
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons liquid sweetener
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Combine raisins, fruit and water in a saucepan; cook, uncovered, until water is evaporated and fruit is soft. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. In another bowl, combine eggs, applesauce, sweetener, oil and vanilla. Add nuts and reserved fruit mixture. Stir into dry ingredients and blend thoroughly. Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until the cake tests done. Yield: 32 servings.

NUTRITIONAL INFO
Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared with egg substitute) equals 1 fat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit; also, 125 calories, 60 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 15 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 7 gm fat.
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=1692

Answer 4

aw. that is so caring and nice of you.
its hard to make cake from scratch. you can buy one of those boxes that contains the flour (about $1). and all you need to do is mix with water and bake.... just follow the instructions on the box. good luck

Answer 5

www.Recipezaar.com OR
www.Allrecipes.com should have EXACTLY what your'e looking for! Good luck.