Healthy Icing for Cake Decorating
Many conventional icing recipes call for ingredients that are made with chemicals and additives. There are many ways to replace these ingredients with natural and/or organic ingredients to make healthy icings that also taste great. Does this Spark an idea?
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Organic Sugar
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You can replace refined white sugar with organic sugar in your icing recipe for a healthier cake topping. Organic sugars are less processed than their refined counterparts and do not have any chemical additives such as sucralose. While organic sugar commonly has a natural, caramel-brown color, there are many organic "white" sugars available as well. These are great for icing recipes where retaining a certain coloring is important.
Healthy Sugar Substitutes
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Many sugar substitutes are laden with additives and chemicals, but healthy products such as Stevia can easily be incorporated into many of your favorite icing recipes. Stevia is a herb that grows naturally in parts of South America, and has 300 times the sweetness of cane sugar.
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Plant-Based Food Dyes
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Incorporating plant-based food dyes into your icing versus conventional food dyes makes for a healthier icing. Plant-based food dyes, which are derived from fruits and vegetables, are chemical-free and often naturally full of antioxidants.
Natural Flavors
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While products such as imitation vanilla extract are widely used in icing recipes, natural juices and extracts can make for great tasting, chemical-free substitutes.
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References
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