Sugar-Free Diabetic Cake: Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos

Diagnosed with diabetes is a compelling reason to radically overhaul your diet and switch to a special diet, but it's not a reason to completely give up delicious dishes. Today, we'll tell you how to make a delicious and beautiful cake for diabetics (without flour, sugar, or starch), and offer a detailed step-by-step recipe (with photos of each step).

Cake for Diabetics: A Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

130.4 kcal

Proteins: 7.8 g
Fats: 9.4 g
Carbohydrates: 3.5 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour
Time in the kitchen: 1 hour
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 1

We have already told you before, What can a diabetic treat himself with?What desserts and pies can be made at home without sugar and wheat flour? Today, I'll make a holiday cake.

Our cake is based on a sugar-free chocolate sponge cake, a recipe that can be used as a base for many desserts for people with diabetes, and the cream is a mixture of low-fat cream cheese and coconut milk.

This keto recipe is completely free of ingredients that can cause sudden spikes in blood sugar, yet the dessert looks just as good as any classic cake, and its taste is sure to please everyone. This cake is perfect for a birthday or any other special occasion if you know there will be guests on a special diet.

Erythritol is used as a sweetener, but you can use any other product you are already used to.

The wheat flour found in a standard sponge cake recipe should be replaced with nut flour. We'll be using almond flour, but you can use any flour you prefer.

Another unusual ingredient, well known to those interested in healthy baking, is psyllium powder (a beneficial fiber derived from plantain seeds). It can be purchased at specialty health food stores.

If you cannot purchase psyllium, simply reduce the number of eggs to 3.

This sugar- and flour-free cake is ideal not only for diabetics, but also for children with gluten intolerance, as well as for adults who adhere to healthy eating principles and strictly monitor the calorie content of their food.

You can make this delicious and healthy cake at home quite quickly. The entire preparation process takes no more than an hour.

A step-by-step recipe for a cake for diabetics

Diabetic Cake Recipe – A Simple Homemade Recipe with Photos

Ingredients

Servings

Ingredients for keto sponge cake:

Egg C1

4 pcs
Cocoa

30 G
Almond flour

30 G
Psyllium powder

1 tbsp
Erythritol

60 G

Ingredients for the cream:

Creamy cottage cheese

300 G
Coconut milk

250 ml
Liquid stevia

6 drops

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1 – preparing the diabetic biscuit.

First, mix the dry ingredients: 60 grams of cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon of erythritol, 1 tablespoon of psyllium and 30 grams of almond flour.

Step 2

Next, add 60 grams of erythritol to 4 eggs (yolks + whites) and beat with a mixer at high speed until a white, stable foam forms.

If you use a liquid sweetener (such as stevia) instead of erythritol, beat the yolks and stevia separately first, and the whites with just a pinch of salt, and then combine the beaten whites and yolks into a single mass.

Step 3

Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix thoroughly with a spatula until smooth.

Step 4

Place the dough into a prepared 18 cm diameter pan.

Bake our chocolate keto pie in the oven for 30-35 minutes at 170℃.

You can also bake a sponge cake in a multicooker, following the device's operating instructions.

Step 5

Let the finished sponge cake sit in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then carefully remove it and let it cool on a wire rack.

Step 6

Cut the cooled sponge cake into three layers of equal height.

Step 7

Step 2 – prepare the curd cream.

Beat 300 grams of cold cream cheese with a mixer at low speed.

Step 8

To get a sweet cream, add 6 drops of vanilla stevia to the cheese (you can simply add erythritol to taste).

Step 9

Add 250 ml of cold coconut milk and beat with a mixer until a homogeneous creamy mass is formed.

Start beating at low speed, gradually increasing it once the mixture becomes smooth and does not acquire the desired texture, like regular cake cream.

The cream turns out very delicate, and its taste has a light coconut note.

Step 10

Stage 3 – Assembling

Place the finished cream in a pastry bag and pipe a small amount onto the base to secure the first cake layer to it.

You don't have to soak the cake layers in anything, but if you want, you can soak the sponge cake in sweetened coconut milk or strong coffee.

Step 11

We spread a layer of cream.

Step 12

We level the surface for the next cake layer.

At this stage, you can add any supplements, taking into account the permitted diet. For example, for type 2 diabetes, berries and some fruits with a low glycemic index are allowed.

Step 13

Place the second cake layer and pipe another layer of cream.

Step 14

Place the third cake layer and cover the top and sides of the cake with the remaining cream.

Step 15

We smooth out the surface of the cream and put the cake in the refrigerator overnight to soak and stabilize.

Step 16

All that's left to do is decorate the cake before serving. You can do this with unsweetened cocoa (as in the photo), or use any other decoration of your choice.

We hope you enjoy our healthy and delicious flourless and sugar-free baked goods. We also suggest you try making other diabetic cakes by following the step-by-step instructions in the video.

Please note that some recipes contain cornstarchThis ingredient is not prohibited for those with type 2 diabetes, but doctors often preventively prohibit the consumption of any starch. The situation is the same as with honey and fructose sweeteners. In general, they are safe for those with type 2 diabetes, but in small quantities.