How to Celebrate Birthdays With a Diabetic

With diabetes and obesity both on the rise, chances are good that someone you know and love is diabetic. When celebrating a diabetic birthday, it's important to pick the right cake or birthday treats. Here's a few recipes that will help you make a tasty, low-fat, low-sugar baked-goods for the occasion.

Things You'll Need

• 1/3 cup melted low fat margarine
• 1/4 cup brown sugar substitute
• 1 tsp powdered sugar substitute
• 1 medium egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2/3 cup unsweetened orange juice
• Cooking spray
• Rolling pin
• Cookie cutters
• 1/2 cup low-fat margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar substitute
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour

Instructions

Birthday Angel Food Cake

1. Purchase an angel food cake from your local bakery or grocery store.

2. Decorate it with sugar free candy.

3. Cover with sugar free pudding.

4. Serve with frozen yogurt or sherbet.

Orange Birthday Cake

1. Blend margarine, sugars and egg in a mixing bowl. Blend with a mixer for two minutes.

2. Stir together dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

3. Cream the two mixtures together, slowly adding the orange juice. It is best to end with the dry ingredients last.

4. Place the mixture in an 8 inch cake pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray. You can also divide the mixture into two rounds to make a layer cake.

5. Bake for approximately 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees F, or until it passes the toothpick test.

Birthday Cookies

1. Cream together the butter and sugar.

2. Add the egg and vanilla and mix.

3. Blend dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

4. Sift into cream mixture, blending slowly.

5. Roll dough on flat surface and cut with cookie cutters.

6. Bake for approximately ten minutes at 375 degrees F.

Tips & Warnings

• You can serve this with any of the toppings suggested for the angel food cake, or with no fat whipping cream.

• Allow diabetic children to help make the cookies. This is a great way to incorporate a change from the more traditional birthday cake while creating a healthy alternative.

• Paint cookies by coloring egg yolks with food coloring.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• A wonderful resource for diabetic recipes