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Healthy alternative b-day cake?

EaglehighEaglehigh member
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I was trying to think of a healthy alternative to a birthday cake for our DS. I really don't want him having all that confection sugar and what not. So, anybody have any ideas? Has anybody else done this or do you'll think I'm going overboard? :-)

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Re: Healthy alternative b-day cake?

  • Anne MommyAnne Mommy member
    I have no problem with DS having a cake, but you could easily make a banana bread or pumkpin bread or something like that. It would still be a little sweet but not as sugary.
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  • NCMichelleNCMichelle member

    It's one day of the year, so my DS will get cake on his birthday.  I'm pretty anal the rest of the year with all organic, healthy food.  :)  You could always do a mini-cupcake with different frosting. 

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  • junebride060306junebride060306 member
    I'm with you! I need to make my son a dairy and soy free cake b/c he is intolerant, I was leaning towards a carrot or banana cake. or maybe something with pumpkin. I doubt he would even eat chocolate b/c it isn't something he knows/would recognize and he is really picky. in fact he isn't doing so great with textures so I doubt he will even eat any of the cake I wind up making him. thanks to the PP for the carrot cake recipe! it sounds great. 
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  • junebride060306junebride060306 member
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    I'm making her a carrot cake w/ yogurt-vanilla frosting. There is still sugar and some butter in it, so I'm not going to pretend it's health food, but I like it better than a traditional cake for her first.

     

    https://www.nurturebaby.com/products/32/69/one_to_grow_on_birthday_cake/

    LOVE this!!!!! thanks for sharing 

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  • srs5624srs5624 member

    I was going to make DS' cake, but we're getting new counters installed in the kitchen the day before DS' birthday... so that's not going to happen.

    I was going to make him a blueberry cake (like the muffins, but a cake instead) and I found a banana glaze on wholesomebabyfood.com that I was going to use for icing.

    But, since my kitchen is a freakin' mess... I ordered him his own small vanilla cake with whipped icing. The adults are getting a chocolate and vanilla cake with crazy buttercream icing.

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  • katlizabethkatlizabeth member
    We're doing a regular cake, but if it makes you feel any better, ds didn't eat a single bite of his birthday cake or frosting or ice cream at his 1st birthday.  We have pictures of him looking at us like we're torturing him when he touched it. 
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  • IrishEyes0530IrishEyes0530 member
    imageScout2005:

    I'm making her a carrot cake w/ yogurt-vanilla frosting. There is still sugar and some butter in it, so I'm not going to pretend it's health food, but I like it better than a traditional cake for her first.

     

    https://www.nurturebaby.com/products/32/69/one_to_grow_on_birthday_cake/

    This is what I'm making also.
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