Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sugar Free Birthday Cake !

                                       The tiniest sprinkle of sugar...............
                                       The munchkins decorated it!
I am really trying to get our family off of refined sugar and sugar cane for that matter. There is no way I could entirely be sugar free so I am using other sweeteners. Raw honey is my first choice, Maple syrup and Blue Agave Syrup. Cinnamon is also very sweet so I use a large amount in most things that I bake. It was my dear Mother in Laws birthday and I made a lovely lemon spice cake sweetened only with honey and cinnamon. I used spelt flour and grapeseed oil to keep it light. My first instinct was to top it with real whipped cream but when I went to the store I saw creme fraiche and could not turn back. Blueberries and raspberries were next, who could resist a cake topped with those yummy gems?!