Birthday Cake

My birthday is this Sunday and I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for a white cake and an icing that is SF.  I know Janene had made a SF chocolate cake, that would be fine too, but I prefer white cake.  Thanks in advance. Jenny

Jenny, The only place I know you can order a SF cake mix is at bariatriceating.com.  And they are expensive.  However, you can make a low sugar cake w/ sf icing: Buy a reduced sugar cake mix (I think it is Pilsbury brand available at Kroger is made with splenda and has 1/2 the sugar of a regular cake mix.  i.e. 9 gr vs 18 gr for 1/12 of a cake.  This is a 4 inch square of a 9x13 cake.  That's pretty big for us.).  I know they have yellow and chocolate, but I'm not sure about white.  Mix it as follows:

Take 1 can of Great Northern beans (yes beans) for the yellow mix or black beans for the chocolate mix, puree them in your food processor or blender.  Add them to the cake mix, add the eggs (can use only egg whites to reduce cholesteral and fat from the eggs) and water as stated on the back of the box.  OMIT THE OIL!  That's what the beans are for. Bake as usual.   You have added fiber and protein and reduced the fat content to almost nothing.  And trust me, you cannot tell the beans are in it.   For icing, buy 2 boxes of sf instant pudding (pick your favorite flavor) and add 1/2 of the milk, preferably skim, (i.e. 2 boxes normally calls for 4 cups milk, use only 2 cups).  This will make the pudding very thick.  Ice your cake when it's cool.  I like to use the white chocolate flavor because it really doesn't have any flavor of it's own and then add some kind of flavoring like almond or banana.  You can also use Davinci flavorings, but because you would use 1-2 ounces, reduce the milk by that much (you can just put your flavoring in the measuring cup first and then fill with milk).  Because of the milk in the icing you will want to store the cake in the fridge. I have used this to make birthday cakes for my kids and everyone has loved them.  I can eat a small piece without bothering my pouch. Hope you like it and Happy Birthday!

I got this recipe off of sweet'n'low.com. Vanilla Cake

(Makes 12 servings) 1/2 cup reduced-calorie stick margarine 1/2 cup granulated sugar 6 packets Sweet'N Low or 2 tsp. bulk Sweet'N Low 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute 1 3/4 cups + 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 2/3 cup skim milk 2 large egg whites, at room temperature 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat first four ingredients until smooth. Into small bowl, sift together next three ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. In large metal bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff; fold into batter. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 18-20 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on racks.

Per serving

: 150 calories, 4 g protein, 24 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat, <1mg cholesterol, 117 mg sodium Percentage of calories from fat: 24%

Diabetic exchanges

: 1 1/2 starch/bread exchanges, 1 fat exchange

http://www.diabeticdrugstore.com/Store-Department/Page-2/Cak es-Mixes-Frostings.htm Here is a link, too for a site with a white sf cake mix.

Thanks guys!  I am not sure about the one with beans, but I will try it.  That is just weird making a cake with beans.

Just FYI- CIndy has made some cookies that were made with the beans in it (that another wls friend of ours had made and shared the recipe with all of us)and brought them to one of the clothing exchanges and they were a hit! YES I too thought that is too strange and that my family was not going to fall for that- but they have and they enjoyed them, too! Try it, ya might like it! LOL!!! Happy Birthday, let us know what you decide and how it turned out! HUGZ Dawn

Jenny, Check at www.Splenda.com. I've made their cakes w/ fat-free cream cheese icing and it was great & very moist. BTW...Happy Birthday! Sherri

Thank you for the birthday wishes and the cake receipes.