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Our little boy is 2 this week and whilst I am getting a proper cake for his party, my parents are coming down for birthday tea on his actual birthday. I want to make a nice cake but maybe one that is vaguely healthy.

Any tips fron you guys of cakes like this that you cook for your kids?

Thank you!

As long as you make it yourself it will be far healthier than any of that other rubbish with additives in. Can't beat the old 444 2 victoria sponge really - or 666 3 if there are 8 of you.Use Tip Tree "sweet tip " raspberry jam. ALways a winner.


or try this:orange and almond cake

I agree wholeheartedly with womanofdulwich - a little slice or two of a homemade cake will be far healthier than anything you can buy!


I have to admit that if I'm baking I don't tend to worry about what might be 'healthy', I just let baby knomester have a small amount straight after his meal. Are you thinking healthy in terms of recipes with less sugar in them? I find jam tarts are quite good for this - a simple shortcrust pastry (no added sugar) filled with a small amount of one of the low sugar jams, or a spoonful of homemade fruit compote. Or scones always go down well - there's only a tablespoon (1oz) of sugar in the recipe I use and I sometimes reduce that when I'm adding dried fruit like sultanas or figs which are naturally sweet to the mixture.

How about banana cake, using 3 over ripe bananas?

By adding a generous handful of sultanas/raisins I have managed to cut down the amount of caster sugar by 50g without losing the 'sweetness'.

I also use margerine instead of butter.

Delicious straight from the oven or sliced and warmed in the microwave for 10 seconds.

That's a good point about banana cake srisky. My usual recipe (for quite a large cake) has 85g soft brown sugar, but I normally reduce that to 50g or less, even without adding sultanas (I usually add pecans or walnuts, but not suitable for a little one).

After being given a glut of parsnips by my father in law yesterday, I tried this parsnip cake: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12983/catherine-berwicks-parsnip-and-maple-syrup-cake


I replaced the pecans with ground almonds, and the orange with lemon (as that's what I had). As its not for a party I've kept it as two cakes - one with a dusting of icing sugar for the little one, and one with some low-fat philly/syrup topping.


Its YUM! And both the children agree too (5 and 17 months)

Great suggestions and exactly the kind of recipes I was hoping for. I often do River Cottage "veg patch" where you add courgette, parsnip or pumpkin. They are fab and vaguely healthy to my way of thinking :))

http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/veg-patch-gnome-cakes/

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