22 Healthy Cake Recipes

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. 

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

The queen of the low-carb cakes: delicious moist layers covered by the perfect mascarpone chocolate frosting. This recipe would not leave you indifferent.

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Healthy Red Velvet Cake

The classic elegant dessert made without artificial food colouring, no refined sugar and still incredibly delicious!

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Low-Carb Cashew Cake

The perfect vanilla birthday cake in a version with cashew flour, coconut flour and silky mascarpone frosting: pure perfection!

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Healthy 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.

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Best Keto Yellow Cake with Coconut Flour

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!

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Life Changing Blackout Chocolate Paleo 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!

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Keto Birthday Cake

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!

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Banana Cake with Coconut Frosting

Vegan can be decadent as well! This combination of spelt layers, coconut frosting and banana pudding will impress everyone.

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Healthy Strawberry Shortcake w/ Sugar-Free 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!

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Keto Chocolate Walnut Cake - Garash

The Bulgarian classic walnut and chocolate cake in a low-carb version and still decadently tasty!

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Healthy Carrot Cake with Almonds and Hazelnuts

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.

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Refined Sugar-Free Butternut Squash Cake

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.

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The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake

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.

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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

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!

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Healthy Piñata Cake

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!

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Spiderman Themed Healthy Coconut Date Cake

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!

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Simple cakes

Delicious everyday cakes full of flavors and healthy nutrients.

Healthy Rhubarb Cake

Rhubarb, coconut sugar and wonderful spelt batter - a combination that would make your senses sing!

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Keto Flourless Chocolate Cake

The absolute favorite decadent dessert for every chocolate lover! This cake is low in carbs and sugar-free but really rich and satisfying.

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Apple Hazelnut Cake

With big pieces of tart apple, crunchy hazelnuts, and cinnamon, this is the perfect healthy coffee cake for cooler weather.

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Healthy Plum Cake with Lemon Cashew Icing

Nutritious alternatives to traditional baking ingredients combine with fresh seasonal plums to create a moist, naturally sweetened cake the whole family will love.

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Keto Mousse cake {Dairy-Free}

Easy dairy-free and low-carb mousse cake with brownie base. A real pleasure for every chocolate lover!

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Banana Bundt Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

This delicious bundt cake is sweetened with honey and bananas! The wonderful cream cheese frosting makes it an exceptional everyday dessert.

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