Can I make cakes without sugar? What can I use instead of sugar?

We all know that cake is a common dessert. It has rich flavors, is sweet and delicious, and is soft and tastes great. It is loved by people, and many people will make cakes at home. There are certain requirements for making cakes, especially the combination of ingredients and ingredients. So can you make cakes without sugar? Let's take a closer look!

Is it possible to make cake without sugar?

Advantages: Low sugar diet, not easy to gain weight

Disadvantages: The cake has no taste, the egg white is not stable enough

suggestion:

1. Make savory cakes

Using a small amount of salt instead of sugar to make a salty cake is also a good choice.

ps: You can also add ham, shallots, meat floss, etc., it will taste good!

2. Use sweet ingredients instead of sugar to increase flavor

For example, purple sweet potatoes, pumpkins, red dates...are all ingredients that are naturally sweet. If you add a little bit of them when making cakes, the cakes won’t be tasteless.

The role of sugar in cake

If you can make a sponge cake without adding butter, sugar is one of the essential ingredients.

Sugar is an extremely complex and important material for pastries. In short, it has several functions:

1. Increase the sweetness of the finished product and make the baked product produce aroma.

2. Mix with some other liquid materials to produce viscous liquid, so that other materials can be fused together.

3. Make the baked product more stable. During the whipping process, it helps the whole egg or egg white to form a thick and lasting foam, making the product smooth, delicate and fluffy. Egg whites that need to be stably whipped with sugar are one of the conditions for a fluffy cake.

4. Moisturizing. Sugar can absorb moisture and make the cake moist and soft.

5. Preservation, which is very similar to the effect of salt.

Of course, sugar has some other functions such as caramelization and making baked products glossy. From this we can see that sugar is very important in baking!

Some people are afraid of sweetness and reduce the amount of sugar in the formula, which leads to product failure. If you are afraid that eating too much sugar is bad for your health and will make you fat, you can use some sugars with low sweetness, such as trehalose, which is only half as sweet as white sugar.

How to make sugar-free cake with eggs

Ingredients: 100g corn flour, 5 eggs, chopped cranberries, milk

1. Separate the egg white and yolk, and put the egg white in an oil-free and water-free bowl.

2. Put the egg yolks in a bowl, add corn flour and cranberry pieces, pour in appropriate amount of milk, and stir into a thick paste.

3. Beat the egg whites with a whisk. Add one-third of the egg whites to the cornmeal batter, stir evenly, then pour in the other two-thirds of the egg whites and stir evenly.

4. Put the batter into the cake pan and shake out the big bubbles. Put it in the oven and bake at 160 degrees for 40 minutes. Observe the color and make sure it is not burnt.

You can also bake the cake batter in paper cups or in the microwave.