Mornings be like...

May 21, 2020

Mornings be like... . Work from home, although not something very out of the ordinary for me... having the whole clan hovering around day in and day out calls for more coffee! Plus sugar cravings! Yep those devilish sugar cravings... we all know about them. That sweet toothed devil that lives within and is constantly calling for more. So feeding this inner devil definitely is requiring some creativity! . One such result has been the tweaking of cake recipes. Replacing cake/all purpose flour with whole grain wheat flour. Reducing the amount of sugar significantly, sometimes to less than a quarter of what the recipe calls for and relying heavily on sugars from fruits and freshly squeezed juices and switching the fat from butters to lighter oils. The results can be quite amazing actually. Textures, tastes, flavors! Pleasing and less guilt contained. Pictured here, is my tweaked version of blueberry/orange cake made with whole wheat flour, no sugar, canola oil, blueberry orange smoothie and fresh blueberries. . Of course nothing can beat a full fat spongy cake, but this healthier version is quite good as well... and worth making time and again. Makes for the perfect companion to my coffee and work calls 😊 . . . . . #cake #coffeecake #covidcake #covidcooking #covidbaking #stayhome #staysafe #bakedgoods #platedexpressions #lovetobake #cakerecipe #simplebaking #easybake #eatwell #sweettooth #yummy #cakestagram #coffee #coffeeandcake #morningpickmeup #workfromhome #wfh #wfhlife #cakesofinstagram #cakecakecake #cakegram #letsbake #caking #cakelover #baked