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    22 Healthy Cake Recipes

    By Daniela Lambova · Published: Oct 8, 2021 · Updated: Dec 7, 2022 · Leave a Comment

    A collection of pretty and elegant cakes that are actually made with good ingredients. Make one of them for your next birthday party and you will have a decadent dessert that is also healthier!

    In this post you will find 22 delicious and healthy cake recipes suitable for celebrations, anniversaries or for every day. 

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    • Celebration cakes
    • Kids Birthday cakes
    • Simple cakes
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    What kind of recipes are included 

    From birthday cakes to bundt and fruit cakes: these recipes will offer you a wonderful taste experience with more nutrients. Many of them are gluten-free, vegan or low-carb. All these recipes call for refined sugar alternatives and they don't contain vegetable oils (except olive, avocado and coconut oil, of course, which are some of the best oils in the world).

    If you are looking for a birthday cake with good ingredients or if you simply want to bake a scrumptious but nutritious dessert for your family, I am sure you would find a great option among the list below!

    Celebration cakes

    Elevate your birthday celebration or anniversary with one of these wholesome and tasty recipes!

    Keto Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
    Keto Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone
    The queen of the low-carb cakes: delicious moist layers covered by the perfect mascarpone chocolate frosting. This recipe would not leave you indifferent.
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Red Velvet Cake
    Healthy Red Velvet Cake
    The classic elegant dessert made without artificial food colouring, no refined sugar and still incredibly delicious!
    Check out this recipe
    Low-Carb Cashew Cake
    sliced birthday layer cake with strawberries and blueberries
    The perfect vanilla birthday cake in a version with cashew flour, coconut flour and silky mascarpone frosting: pure perfection!
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Olive Oil Cake
    A woman about to eat a slice of olive oil cake
    Making a cake with olive oil is easy but also very good for your health! This delicious recipe with lemon flavor will impress you.
    Check out this recipe
    Best Keto Yellow Cake with Coconut Flour
    a layer cake with a fork
    This Keto, Gluten-free and Primal version, made with coconut flour, provides that great recipe you can return to again and again. Nut-free. Frost and enjoy!
    Check out this recipe
    Life Changing Blackout Chocolate Paleo Cake
    a woman taking a slice of chocolate cake
    If you've been on the hunt for THE perfect paleo chocolate cake, look no further. This cake has double the chocolate with a rich and moist cake and layers of decadent chocolate ganache-style icing. It's perfect for any gathering, birthday, or even just because!
    Check out this recipe
    Keto Birthday Cake
    keto birthday cake decorated with an artificial flower
    Moist and delicious, made with both coconut and almond flour, tasty cream cheese frosting and strawberry puree: this cake is the ultimate birthday experience even if you don't care about carbs!
    Check out this recipe
    Banana Cake with Coconut Frosting
    Delicious Banana Cake with Coconut Frosting - healthy and vegan
    Vegan can be decadent as well! This combination of spelt layers, coconut frosting and banana pudding will impress everyone.
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Strawberry Shortcake w/ Sugar-Free Glaze
    a cake with strawberries and white glaze
    Healthy, delicious, and a crowd pleaser! You'll love this Strawberry Shortcake with sugar-free glaze. This recipe is sugar-free and gluten-free!
    Check out this recipe
    Keto Chocolate Walnut Cake - Garash
    Keto Chocolate Walnut Cake - Garash
    The Bulgarian classic walnut and chocolate cake in a low-carb version and still decadently tasty!
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Carrot Cake with Almonds and Hazelnuts
    Healthy Carrot Cake with Almonds and Hazelnuts | Delicious carrot cake decorated with raw carrot stripes | Guilt free carrot cake with honey, ricotta and mascarpone frosting | Find the recipe at daniscookings.com
    A delicious carrot cake made for nut lovers: the layers are loaded with almonds and hazelnuts and the frosting is a tasty combination of ricotta and mascarpone.
    Check out this recipe
    Refined Sugar-Free Butternut Squash Cake
    a heart shaped cake with nuts and plates aside
    This refine sugar free butternut squash cake is wholesome and rich in fibre. A healthy nutritious cake with a mildly sweet flavour from natural maple syrup.
    Check out this recipe
    The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake
    The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake - moist and tasty even without dairy and eggs
    The perfect plant based chocolate cake does not even contain chocolate! This combination of delicious spelt layers and coconut cream frosting with cocoa powder will impress even the dairy lovers.
    Check out this recipe

    Kids Birthday cakes

    A pretty and tasty cake for a kid's birthday doesn't need to be also full of sugar and unhealthy ingredients. These recipes offer both nutritious and delicious!

    Healthy apple date cake for kid's birthday
    Healthy Apple Date Cake with spelt flour and maple mascarpone frosting. The best cake for any kids party!
    A wonderful and easy to make recipe suitable for 2-year olds. Through the years I have received so many positive comments about this cake!
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Piñata Cake
    pinata cake cut and chocolate spilling from it
    Piñata cake made healthy? Yes, because it is full of refined-sugar free chocolate chips instead of sugary candies. The layers and the frosting are a tasty compliment for every party!
    Check out this recipe
    Spiderman Themed Healthy Coconut Date Cake
    Healthy Coconut Date Cake with Spiderman Decoration made of fondant and edible prints | Dani's Cookings
    This cake is a real example how you can combine healthy layers and frosting with fondant decoration. Simply remove the decoration before serving the cake - the kids won't notice as the rest is so delicious!
    Check out this recipe

    Simple cakes

    Delicious everyday cakes full of flavors and healthy nutrients.

    Healthy Rhubarb Cake
    a rhubarb cake on a plate with yellow cloth aside
    Rhubarb, coconut sugar and wonderful spelt batter - a combination that would make your senses sing!
    Check out this recipe
    Keto Flourless Chocolate Cake
    chocolate cake being sprinkled with cocoa
    The absolute favorite decadent dessert for every chocolate lover! This cake is low in carbs and sugar-free but really rich and satisfying.
    Check out this recipe
    Apple Hazelnut Cake
    hands taking a slice of apple hazelnut cake
    With big pieces of tart apple, crunchy hazelnuts, and cinnamon, this is the perfect healthy coffee cake for cooler weather.
    Check out this recipe
    Healthy Plum Cake with Lemon Cashew Icing
    a plum cake with glaze
    Nutritious alternatives to traditional baking ingredients combine with fresh seasonal plums to create a moist, naturally sweetened cake the whole family will love.
    Check out this recipe
    Keto Mousse cake {Dairy-Free}
    a woman holding a slice of cake behind the chocolate mousse cake
    Easy dairy-free and low-carb mousse cake with brownie base. A real pleasure for every chocolate lover!
    Check out this recipe
    Banana Bundt Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
    Banana Bundt Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting | Dani's Cookings
    This delicious bundt cake is sweetened with honey and bananas! The wonderful cream cheese frosting makes it an exceptional everyday dessert.
    Check out this recipe

    Liked this post? Let us know in the comments which cake you picked and how it went!

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