Raspberry lemon cake – elimination diet, free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar

Raspberry lemon cake – elimination diet, free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar

by Marie MannNo Comments
This moist sumptuous raspberry lemon cake is free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar, so essentially vegan. I had to find a way to have cake on the mind body garden day event I was running last weekend. I am currently on an elimination diet do resolve my very long standing snotty nose and mucus production. If you have been looking at my recipes before you know I have been gluten and sugar free for quite some time- the really hard thing was giving up cocoa, cream and butter- I really like those - a lot. Eggs are hard to give up because they seem so essential for so many recipes. I was glad that I managed to find inspiration for this recipe, I have made it 3 times in the last week, one trial one real deal for the event and then another just because I like the marzipan like texture and the zestiness. If you are are worried about baking...
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Pear Crumble Cake, sugar free and gluten free

Pear Crumble Cake, sugar free and gluten free

by Marie MannNo Comments
This is a great pear cake with crumbles on top. The crumbles are crunchy even thought they don't have any sugar in them at all, instead I use Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1. You can use any type of  fruit for this recipe, berries, apples, plums etc. A nice and quick go to cake that never lasts long in my house.   Makes:  14cm wide cake ring or cake pan Prep time: 25 min Cooking: 55min at 180 degree celsius pre heated oven (middle shelf)   For the batter you need: 1-2 fresh Pears  (cut into slices for decorating the batter before baking) 4 eggs  Medium ( egg white beaten stiff separately) 80g Almond flour / ground almonds - mixed ground nuts work too. 40g Coconut flour 40g Coconut oil or Butter melted 1/2 tsp Cinnamon sprinkle of Nutmeg 6 tbsp  lemons juice 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1-3  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is to start with a smaller amount of whatever Stevia you have on...
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Paleo Plumb Crumble, sugar free and gluten free

Paleo Plumb Crumble, sugar free and gluten free

by Marie MannNo Comments
  This is a great zesty plumb cake with crumbles on top, it is similar to the apple sauce cake. The crumbles are crunchy even thought they don't have any sugar in them at all, instead I use Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1. You can use any type of zesty autumn fruit for this recipe, berries, apples, pears etc. What fascinated me about this cake was that my husband generally hates cooked fruit, but this one actually got his approval I made it twice last week. Makes:  14cm wide cake ring or cake pan Prep time: 25 min Cooking: 55min at 180 degree celsius pre heated oven (middle shelf)   For the batter you need: 6 Plumbs de-stoned  (half cut into slices and and the other 1/2 copped into chunks) 4 eggs  Medium ( egg white beaten stiff separately) 100g Almond flour / ground almonds - mixed ground nuts work too. 40g Coconut flour 40g Coconut oil or Butter melted 1/2 tsp Cinnamon sprinkle of Nutmeg 6 tbsp  lemons juice 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1-3  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Note: getting the sweetness...
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Paleo apple sauce cake sweetened with Stevia

Paleo apple sauce cake sweetened with Stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
The apple sauce cake is a great autumn recipe to use up spare apples. It is moist and aromatic. It keeps well in the fridge, you can reheat it to bring out the flavour. This is another recipe that is great for people new to using stevia, the spices helps disguise the slight stevia taste that is so often criticised by people expecting a total equivalent to sugar. During new apple season everyone has to make at least one apple cake. For most people apple cake and cream are like a married couple, if you don't do dairy, just whip up the thick part of some coconut milk.   Makes:  15cm diameter pan/ 3.5cm high Prep time: 20 min Cooking: 45min at 180 degree celsius pre heated oven (middle shelf)   You need: 4 eggs  Medium ( egg white beaten stiff separately) 100g Almond flour / ground almonds - mixed ground nuts work too. 50g Coconut flour 1/2 t tsp of baking powder 40g Butter melted or Coconut oil 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/5 tsp Ginger 1/5 tsp of Nutmeg 6tbsp  lemons juice 2 medium size, sour apple like...
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Strawberry frozen cream layer cake – sugar free

Strawberry frozen cream layer cake – sugar free

by Marie MannNo Comments
Who doesn't like a strawberry gateaux? I can't get enough of strawberries, I dread the season to finish, when the berries you can get are from far far away and the taste is poor. Why can't we have local strawberries all year round - that would be paradise. Did you make any strawberry cakes at all? Which one is you summer staple?   gluten free Quark Sponge Cake: Makes: a round 13cm cake that is 5.5cm high - Cut in 3 layers. Prep time: 15 min Cooking: 40min at 180 degree celsius For the quark-sponge cake base you need: 4 medium eggs (beat egg whites separately first) 40g ground almonds - mixed ground nuts work too. 40g coconut flour 250g Quark 2 tbsp. unsweetened Cocoa powder 1 tbsp. instant coffee (or 1tbsp. strong espresso) 4 tbsp. hot water (for the instant coffee to dissolve) couple of drops Vanilla extract - optional 2-4 knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is...
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