I would love to see a "traditional" gluten free spice cake recipe along with a "pumpkin spice cupcakes" variation for the fall/winter season :-D . I'm thinking it could be used on Thanksiving as a gluten free desert option. I'm guessing the same frosting here would work well, but the spices would be different and probably stronger, and the wheat flour would need a substitute for gluten sensitive peeps (not that I need to tell you that :-) ) You're probably booked with other good ideas, so maybe in a future year.
Great ideas. Yes, I do love a spice cake. Developing gluten-free cake recipes can take a lot of trial and error, but let me see if I can tackle that this fall.
I would like to see nutritional information on serving size of cake, macros please. I follow a pretty strict keto diet for my brain and recipes with carbs are sort of special events.
I hear you and I understand why that's important to you. It's not part of my method to provide nutritional information, though. I view the brain healthy dietary pattern as the inclusion of certain food groups, limiting others, and always reducing sugar whenever possible. This cake is more of a special occasion treat I created for my newsletter launch. It is packed with fiber and low in sugar. I don't know if it would qualify to be keto-friendly though. I suppose you could swap in monkfruit sweetener for the maple syrup but I have not tried this and could not guarantee the results.
Yes, I do prefer olive oil for this cake. It add a savoriness that contrasts nicely with the sweet ingredients. Extra-virgin olive oil also has a brain-friendlier fat profile than coconut oil. It provides mostly monounsaturated fats with some polyunsaturated ones and very little saturated fat. Coconut oil would work here as well, but it is almost all saturated fat. Fine for occassional use, but not my top pick.
I would love to see a "traditional" gluten free spice cake recipe along with a "pumpkin spice cupcakes" variation for the fall/winter season :-D . I'm thinking it could be used on Thanksiving as a gluten free desert option. I'm guessing the same frosting here would work well, but the spices would be different and probably stronger, and the wheat flour would need a substitute for gluten sensitive peeps (not that I need to tell you that :-) ) You're probably booked with other good ideas, so maybe in a future year.
Great ideas. Yes, I do love a spice cake. Developing gluten-free cake recipes can take a lot of trial and error, but let me see if I can tackle that this fall.
I would like to see nutritional information on serving size of cake, macros please. I follow a pretty strict keto diet for my brain and recipes with carbs are sort of special events.
I hear you and I understand why that's important to you. It's not part of my method to provide nutritional information, though. I view the brain healthy dietary pattern as the inclusion of certain food groups, limiting others, and always reducing sugar whenever possible. This cake is more of a special occasion treat I created for my newsletter launch. It is packed with fiber and low in sugar. I don't know if it would qualify to be keto-friendly though. I suppose you could swap in monkfruit sweetener for the maple syrup but I have not tried this and could not guarantee the results.
Quick question-do you have nutritional information as far as per serving information?
No, my focus is on the inclusion of brain healthy food groups rather than counting calories or fat grams, etc.
Looks delicious! Question on oil for baking - is olive oil preferred over coconut oil? Could
Coconut oil be swapped in here?
Yes, I do prefer olive oil for this cake. It add a savoriness that contrasts nicely with the sweet ingredients. Extra-virgin olive oil also has a brain-friendlier fat profile than coconut oil. It provides mostly monounsaturated fats with some polyunsaturated ones and very little saturated fat. Coconut oil would work here as well, but it is almost all saturated fat. Fine for occassional use, but not my top pick.
That looks amazing, I cannot wait to try it! 🧡
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