Tip Protein Cake for Dieters Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Diet & Fat LossEating Tip Protein Cake for Dieters If cake were the new superfood this would be the recipe by Chelsie Lysenchuk January 16, 2019April 5, 2021 Tags Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Protein, Recipes, Tips Watching what you eat and reigning in your macros doesn't mean you're stuck with bland foods. Cake can be part of your life, even while getting ripped. And THIS cake is one you're going to want to keep making. Each piece is pretty darn big and with 9 grams of protein, 6 net carbs, and only 1 gram of fat, you can probably fit a couple pieces into your day. The combination of apple sauce and pumpkin purée gives it a buttery cake texture, and each piece pops with a ton of flavor from the cinnamon and cream cheese. You'll want a second piece, and since it's only 80 calories, knock yourself out. Cake Ingredients 1 Cup Bob's Red Mill low carb baking mix 1 Teaspoon baking powder 1/2 Teaspoon baking soda 1/4 Teaspoon sea salt 1/2 Cup Splenda (the kind that's used for baking and can replace sugar cup for cup) 1 Cup vanilla Metabolic Drive Protein 4 Teaspoon cinnamon 4 Egg whites 1/2 Cup apple sauce 1 Cup pumpkin purée Frosting Ingredients 1 Cup fat-free cream cheese 1/3 Cup Walden Farms pancake syrup 1/3 Cup vanilla Metabolic Drive Protein 1/3 Cup crushed walnuts (optional) Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix your dry ingredients together – baking mix, baking powder, baking soda, Splenda, salt, cinnamon, and protein powder. In a separate large bowl, mix your egg whites, pumpkin purée, and apple sauce, then pour it into your dry mixture. Stir them together but don't over mix. Pour it into your baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes depending on your oven. Stick a toothpick in and when it comes out clean it's done. Set it aside and let it cool. In a smaller microwave-safe dish, soften the cream cheese. Add the syrup and protein powder and stir together well. Add walnuts if you choose. Spread it evenly onto your (cooled-off) cake and cut into 12 pieces. Nutrition Info Calories: 80 Protein: 9 grams Fat: 1 gram (without optional walnuts) Carbs: 6 grams Superfood Status Pumpkin has a lot of health benefits. It's high in beta-carotene – a carotenoid that your body turns into vitamin A. That might not sound like a big deal, but it can actually neutralize free radicals, stopping them from damaging your cells. Fun-fact: Beta-carotene also acts as a natural sunblock. That, as well as lutein and zeaxanthin, can help keep your skin strong and healthy. Pumpkin is also rich in vitamin C, which will give you a bit of an immune boost. Its supply of vitamin E, iron, and folate may help strengthen your immunity as well. And who wouldn't want that? Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Eating Carnivore Diet Benefits and Possible Drawbacks The carnivore diet resolved or improved chronic health conditions in a new study. But is that the full story? Here's an unbiased analysis. Diet Strategy, Dietary Myth Busting, Losing Fat, Nutrition & Supplements TC Luoma May 30 Eating Tip Potatoes Are Paleo You don't have to give up tubers to try a paleo-style diet. They are paleo... and they won't make you fat anyway. Here's the science. Dietary Myth Busting, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips Chris Shugart November 25 Eating The 3 Rookie Diet Problems Holding You Back To transform your body, you'll need to avoid the three most common diet problems. Do that and almost everything else will fall into place. Feeding the Ideal Body Tanner Shuck October 21 Supplements Tip This Stuff Ends Achy Knees This natural substance works as well as ibuprofen to stop knee pain but without the bad side effects. Curcumin, Mobility, Nutrition & Supplements, Super Health, Tips TC Luoma May 6