Penny McConnell’s article on ‘Desserts that are both hearty and healthy’ speaks of baking with low fat and sugar, replacing sugar with a variety of fruit blends and fruit purees. Penny gives a couple of tips to bake with minimum or no fat/sugar at all.
The tips are as follows:
1. Reduction of sugar and oil until it affects both taste and texture of the cake.
2. Replacing sugar with fruit blends and fruit purees.
3. Substitution of refined flour with whole-grain flour.
4. Prefer using fruits in their natural, unpeeled state for heavy cakes.
5. Substitution of cream with fat-free evaporated milk.
6. Enhance flavor of cakes by the usage of spices and fruit extracts.
You have to actually try the above tips to create the first cooking wonder with a fat-free cake.
