Well, about 5 months ago a blood test came back as pre diabetic. I used to make a cake every few weeks before that and since then have only made one, a Pavlova, and this was for a friend who had been sick.
I no longer am able to eat sweets like I used to so I now avoid making, or even buying cakes/biscuits.
Very sad, as I am a sweet tooth and have virtually had to give it all up as do not want to have to take more pills for diabetes!
So far it has worked...
They have diabetic recipes for cakes and things. I tried one cake which was sugar free and was sweet because the dates made it sweet. I dont know if you can eat dates though so good luck.
The last time I baked a cake (which were actually birthday muffins) was on the 17 July 2016 in preparation for the 18 July.. I haven't posted this recipe deliberately and will wait until 18 July 2017 for the reveal.
My baking is limited to savoury meals such as baking fish or roasting vegetables and even then I tend to use our BBQ more extensively.
Baking is such a precise skill and I tend to improvise and experiment with recipes so more often than not, my tries over the years at baking cakes has met with failure. Luckily I'm not a sweet tooth !!
Well, yesterday I was very naughty and had a cake in a cup but making a real live cake . . . it would have been donkeys' years ago; certainly not in the ten years at this house. I have not ever been a big cake eater, which is lucky, in view of the diabetes.
Ha ha ha ha!!!! I had already submitted my reply, BEFORE reading your answer, and once again, I see we are on the same wavelength!!! Though, I admit that I dressed MY cake in a Cup up somewhat with luscious fresh cherries!!!! Hope you get a giggle when you see my answer,Rice!!!
Oh Gosh!!! I have not made a cake for absolutely AGES!!! I put this down to living by myself, apart from my 3 dogs who share my house! There is no point in baking a full sized cake just for me.It would be so unhealthy! HOWEVER.... I do know it is cheating and not like a REAL cake, but I tried the White Wings Cake in a Cup recently, and rather than just make it as directed, I chopped lots of fresh dark cherries into the chocolate mix before baking in the microwave, and I added an extra 14 seconds to the cooking time!! As a quick and very cheap treat, I have to say, I really did enjoy this super easy single serve of moist freshly cooked cake!! Eaten warm, it was like a delicious pudding and I can imagine how nice it would be with a bit of ice cream added!!
jules, these are so easy to make without the chemicals etc from a packet! Look it up on internet....or I may have done one on recipe yum - cake in a cup or dessert in a cup! most of the ingredients are staples. LOL no, not staples, you know what I mean?
Thanks, Finy!!! WOW!!! I can use the egg substitute with that type which would be far better for me. I do like the fact that all I need to add is the tiny bit of milk, or Vitasoy if I am being really vigilant about the dairy!!! And with these CIAC's there is VERY little egg powder in the mix at all. I know because otherwise, I would have been extremely ill!! I LOVE your suggestion far more though and shall definitely be looking this up! Yum!
Like, years ago, when our oven last worked! I also made a 15 second cooked microwave chocolate cake in a cup for my other 1/2's birthday a couple of years ago, & stuck a candle on top. He loved it.