Healthy Cake Recipes from Scratch BB muffins, Chocolate Cake, Pumpkin Bread

I was asked to share some cake recipes that are on the healthier side. I am also going to share a muffin and bread recipe too. When we start to switch our eating habits, one of the hardest shifts is cutting out the baked goods. Carbs and baked goods make up a huge part of the majority of the populations diets and are delicious but they really aren't good for us and are over consumed by the vast majority.
When I began my clean eating journey, I really enjoyed taking favorite recipes of mine and changing them so they were better for me. My baking has gradually changed over the years.
My first change was from white to wheat flour to spelt.
Then I started cutting the sugar in half and could not even taste a difference.
Then I went grain free or used oats occasionally and sweetened with honey or agave and finally, I went to the extreme of using fruit to sweeten.

Chocolate Spelt Cake

 

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened, plus additional for pan) ? Tasty tip
• 3/4 cup  cocoa powder (unsweetened, plus additional for dusting pan and cake)
• 1 cup hot water (boiling-)
• 11/2 tbsps instant espresso powder or instant coffee
• 11/2 tsps vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups spelt flour
• 2 tsps baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 dark brown sugar or 1/2 cup honey
• 2 large eggs  

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter  pan, then lightly dust with cocoa powder, knocking out excess.
Stir together boiling-hot water, espresso powder, vanilla, and baking soda in a bowl, then add dates, mashing lightly with a fork, and steep until liquid cools to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
Whisk together spelt flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Beat together butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until just combined.
Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top, and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool cake on rack. Serve cake warm or at room


Paleo Blueberry Muffins

1. 2 1/2 cups almond flour
2. 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
4. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
5. 1 Tablespoon vanilla
6. 1/4 cup coconut oil
7. 1/4 cup maple syrup
8. 1/4 cup coconut milk*
9. 2 eggs
10. 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
11. 2-3 Tablespoons cinnamon
    
     

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 12 count muffin tin and lightly oil with coconut oil.
    2. In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, salt, and baking soda and stir to combine.
    3. Pour in coconut oil, eggs, maple syrup, coconut milk, and vanilla; mix well.
    4. Fold in blueberries and add cinnamon.
    5. Distribute into muffin tin. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
    6. Bake for 22-25 minutes. Allow to cool and enjoy!

    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    

    Paleo Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 cups of almond flour
    • 3/4 cup of canned pumpkin ( not pie filling )
    • 3 eggs, whisked
    • 1/4 cup raw honey
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1 tbs cinnamon
    • 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
    • 1 tsp of vanilla
    • 3 tbs of coconut oil, melted
    • OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup of semisweet dark chocolate mini-chips (I use the Enjoy Life brand). You can also add nuts as a substitute, or this bread is awesome without anything!

    
    

    Instructions

    1. First combine all the dry ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl
    2. Next, in a small bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together
    3. Now pour the wet ingredients into the larger dry ingredients bowl and stir until combined
    4. Fold in chocolate chips or nuts (OPTIONAL)
    5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
    6. Grease a bread pan of your choice (I made mine in an 8" pan) and pour in the mix
    7. Bake at 350-degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick...if it comes out clean, the bread's done
    8. Cool, slice, serve and enjoy!
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