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[canihelpu]

This may appear a flippant question but can any recommend a birthday cake recipe or one I can buy. My lovely hubby has a birthday coming up and want to cheer him up. He discovered at an appointment with a cardiologist on Christmas Eve that he had, a heart attack possible two.He was listed for angiogram and hopefully to follow on to stents unfortunately this wasn’t possible. He is now awaiting an appointment with a cardio thoracic surgeon to discuss triple heart bypass surgery. My request for recipe/bought cake will need to be suitable with his current condition.

[marypw]

Birthdays are still birthdays! There are some healthier cake recipes on the BBC Good Food website which look pretty straightforward. I tend to make small individual cakes which can be frozen - then you won't be tempted to eat 3 slices!

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

If you have a Morrisons near you with a in-house party shop they do an iced light sponge cake with one of your own photos (send from your phone). So you could have a cake with him, the two of you, the dog or his car on it. It only takes about 25 minutes giving you time to shop or go for a coffee. Price from £10.

[Calliope153]

My sister makes Delia Smith fatless sponge for me (Google recipe and it's on Youtube too). Very light and delicious. I haven;t eaten a shop bought cake since my heart attack (I hope you can hear my sigh) but I have made a Victoria sponge birthday cake using Benecol for fat and two thirds of usual amount of sugar. Jam middle and sifted icing sugar over the top then loaded on candles...... it worked out well. Now if you ever find a good pastry recipe with minimum fat please share. I've tried olive oil etc and it all tastes like cardboard ..... Good luck with it. I always found the more i wanted a cake to turn out well the more likely it was to stick!

[Chappychap]

The British Heart Foundation (who sponsor this website) have a healthy heart recipe section, it's very good. I've baked a few of their Fruity Tea Loafs, and they're absolutely delicious! They only contain a smidgeon of brown flour and there's no added sugar.

[MyJinksy]

I discovered the Chocolate Covered Katie website, with reduced sugar and fats.

chocolatecoveredkatie.com/c...

Can still have a small indulgence without doing any damage. Even the kids loved the choc mousse without realising it was healthy.

[Beekite]

Try looking at vegan receipes as no animal fats and can still be really tasty

[Beekite]

Seriously?? The OP asked for things that should be in line with the guidance they had been given, current advice is reduce sat fats of which most dairy has in abundance. People can chose their own way so I am nt sure what your issue is unless you just like to troll a little on posts? Sad really.

[MyJinksy]

It is the changed ingredients that makes it healthy. 70 -80% dark chocolate required much less for a choc taste. Silken tofu is fermented bean curd which is low in fats and cholesterol and high in proteins, though an avocado can be used instead (haven't tried that). The sugar substitutes are low GI therefore release the energy more slowly. The milk or milk substitute is up to you. The nutritional information is with each of the recipes. Really blending well and portion size are also important.

[MyJinksy]

Everything is a learning curve and there is a lot of information out there, some of it not so good. I hope he has a happy birthday.