Healthy Gingerbread Cake
Healthy Gingerbread Cake made low calorie and gluten free with less sugar. Topped with a lighter cream cheese frosting for a healthy cake recipe that's bursting with warm and delicious ginger flavors!
Servings: 9 squares
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1/2 cup Gluten Free Oat Flour
- 1/2 cup nonfat Greek Yogurt room temperature
- 1/4 cup Monkfruit
- 4 tablespoons Molasses
- 4 1/2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup light Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place parchment paper on the bottom of an 8-inch" by 8-inch" baking pan and spray the sides with cooking spray.
- Mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder and salt together in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, olive oil, molasses, monkfruit, Greek yogurt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer.
- Bake 25-28 minutes until a toothpick can be removed from the center clean. Cool the cake completely at room temperature.
- Prepare the frosting by beating the cream cheese and maple syrup together with a hand mixer. Spread the frosting over the cake and sprinkle with a touch of cinnamon. Slice into squares and serve!
- Store the cake in the refrigerator in a container up to 5 days.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg