Mini black forest layer birthday cakes, gluten and sugar free with stevia

Mini black forest layer birthday cakes, gluten and sugar free with stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
This years home made birthday cake is based on one of my favourite gateaux's from my child hood. We had no family celebrations without this traditional cake from south germany. I have used the quick and easy moist sponge roulade base recipe and adapted it to be made with cocoa to form the base of my little black forrest layer cakes. This cake actually nearly never happened. I started with cracking the eggs and the 2nd last one of 6 was kind of rotten which I could only see once it had dripped into the already separated egg whites. I thought not problem I have another 6 eggs. I started over on collecting the egg whites and bam just when I nearly had it another wonky egg. I have never had doggy eggs in my entire live - how luck am I? My husband felt very guilty, he had picked those eggs up from the farm just a couple of days back. The lovely...
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Kalte Schnauze or Groom’s cake, make it Paleo style – No sugar! use Stevia

Kalte Schnauze or Groom’s cake, make it Paleo style – No sugar! use Stevia

by Marie Mann1 Comment
This very rich chocolate coconut fat cake used to be my sisters favourite when we were little, I used to think it's super dangerous on the waist line. Not anymore! My birthday was up, the big 30, me being Paleo required some birthday cake planning. I remembered that the Kalte Schnautze cake  was a fat laden concoction mainly made with coconut fat, brilliant that works with Paleo I thought and dug out the recipe exchanged ingredients and got to work.  No need to break good paleo habits on a birthday! The cake has no gluten or sugar, I don't see why I would make myself ill on my birthday when I am celebrating a long and happy life. A little bit of background on this very strange cake. The cake seems to be popular in many cultures, probably because it is so easy. You can find it under the name of: Lukullus, Kalte Pracht, Kekstorte, Kalte Torte, Kalte Schnauze, Schwarzer Peter, Kalter Igel, Wandsbeker Speck oder Kellerkuchen. In Italy, they have a  similar...
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Gluten and Sugar free Chocolate Coffe Cupcake with coconut cream frosting – with Stevia

Gluten and Sugar free Chocolate Coffe Cupcake with coconut cream frosting – with Stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
  Sunday is always a great day to spend some time making home made treats, I like how quick these mini cupcakes are. I used my favourite Paleo friendly sponge cake recipe I recently posted, what I like is that it is super moist and free of all the ingredients that are know to trigger inflammatory processes in the body. Really, the recipe combines all the ingredients that are staples in a Palaeolithic diet and forms a treat that looks deceptively unhealthy. I wanted to see if it is possible to make this dairy free, so I created a coconut milk frosting that is as natural as can be. For dark frosting, add unsweetened cocoa powder and natural stevia-sweet extract, for white just add stevia-sweet to taste and any flavouring as desired. Now looking at the nutrition breakdown below, you may be saying: but most of this  cupcake is fat, yes but it is GOOD fat. I only learned a few months ago that fat is the most important nutrient to Happiness, yes, I useed...
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Coconut Flour Almond-Chocolate Sponge Cake – Sugar FREE with Stevia

Coconut Flour Almond-Chocolate Sponge Cake – Sugar FREE with Stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
This must be one of the best moist sponge cake base recipes I have converted from a sugar laden, wheat flour original recipe I used to use when I didn't know any better. This is a great little recipe for Paleo Valentine treats or any other special occasion cakes. You can decorate or fill it with Coconut mana or try my lactose and sugar free "Butter-free Buttercream" made with Coconut oil and natural stevia-sweet extract, good for the gut and the soul. Not too heavy or sweet. Fill it with fresh fruit and whipped cream or just have it as it is, this recipe has definitely made it into my personal top 10 cake bases. Makes: a small 12cm heart shaped sponge cake 7cm high  - enough for two to share Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 18min at 180 degree celsius   For the sponge cake base you need: 2 medium eggs 40g ground almonds - mixed ground nuts work too. 2 tbsp. unsweetened Cocoa powder 30g organic virgin Coconut oil 1 tbsp hot water with 1 tbsp instant coffe - optional! couple of...
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Sugar free Pumpkin Brownies with Stevia

Sugar free Pumpkin Brownies with Stevia

by Marie MannNo Comments
  Super food pumpkin brownies, all the goodness without the sugar crash after indulging. When you sweeten your brownies with natural stevia-sweet sweetener, you save calories whilst enjoying what you like best - sweet treats, yum yum. You are not a fan of pumpkin? These moist, smooth, creamy pumpkin brownies are the best way to disguise pumpkin and reap the nutritional benefits. Pumpkin is high in vitamin A, potassium, calcium and zinc, and has a low sodium content. Due to the low levels of protein, fat and carbohydrates it is a low calorie vegetable. The protein contained is very high quality and promotes the formation of insulin. Cooked pumpkin meat is easily digestible and high in fiber. Citrulline, an amino acid contained in the pumpkin promotes the excretion of metabolic waste products and detoxification. The high content of potassium, calcium and zinc is striking, alongside a low sodium content, makes the pumpkin a great tool for combating high blood pressure as well as bladder and kidney  problems. The pumpkin I used looked like a flying flower shaped saucer, the flavour was very mild to non existent. Lets look at the recipe, I cooked...
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