Why are sheet cakes so good? (Healthy Blueberry Lemon Cake)
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2023
- Blueberry Lemon Cake
In this video, you'll learn how to make easy blueberry lemon cake and why do sheet cakes taste so much better than regular cakes.
Sheet cakes are a breeze to make and perfect for gatherings. Skip the fuss of layering and enjoy delicious healthy cake with less effort!
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This is why you'll love this easy sheet cake:
-It's a guilt-free treat that allows you to enjoy dessert without compromising on nutrition.
-The inclusion of buttermilk and applesauce in the recipe results in a cake that's incredibly moist and tender.
-This sheet pan cake is versatile and suitable for various occasions.
-This recipe is super simple to prepare, making it great to both experienced bakers and beginners.
BLUEBERRY LEMON CAKE RECIPE
(makes 15 pieces)
Ingredients:
1.5 cups processed oats, or oat flour (150g)
1 cup spelt or whole wheat flour (125g)
1/2 cup cornstarch (60g)
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup, agave or honey (80ml)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (130g)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk (240ml)
1.5 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen (200g)
3 cups strained Greek yogurt (750g)
3 tbsp honey
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per piece with frosting):
176 calories, fat 2.6g, carb 30g, protein 8.9g
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per piece without frosting):
126 calories, fat 1.6g, carb 24.6g, protein 3.8g
Preparation:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and generously grease a half sheet pan (or a large baking pan) with butter.
In a mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, spelt or whole wheat flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and baking soda.
In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, your preferred sweetener (maple syrup, agave, or honey), applesauce, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and buttermilk until well combined.
Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Stir just until the ingredients are incorporated, taking care not to overmix. Stop mixing as soon as the flour disappears into the batter.
Pour the batter into the greased baking pan, spreading it evenly with a spatula. Give the pan a gentle shake to ensure the batter is evenly distributed.
Sprinkle the blueberries evenly over the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 25 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown.
Allow the cake to cool to room temperature or let it rest for at least an hour after baking.
While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting by mixing together the strained Greek yogurt and honey in a bowl.
Once the cake has cooled, spoon the yogurt-honey frosting over the top and smooth it evenly using a spatula.
Refrigerate the cake for a few hours to allow the frosting to set.
Serve and enjoy your delicious Blueberry Lemon Cake!
can you do more vegetable recipes like with leafy greens?
Yuck. No
I'm more about the desserts here on the channel, but we'll see.
We are huge fans of the sheet-pan pancakes, so I'm sure this sheet cake will also be excellent. It's also great to have a healthy frosting option, and I can't wait to give this a try. Looks like another winner from our 5-star UA-cam chef! Thanks so much, Sasha! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟You never disappoint! 🥰
So happy you'll give this recipe a try Lauren! I'm so in love with sheet-pan recipes, such an easy way to feed a family, and this healthier cake can be made in many different variations. And this Greek yogurt frosting really makes this cake complete. As always I appreciate all of your support. Take care!
I made this cake today, it was so fragrant, delicious, and very healthy. Thank you so much for the recipe!
I love your channel 👍, thanks for your healthy recipes 🤤
Thanks for your feedback Jennifer!
ME TOO!!!!!
Thanks, Sasha! I'm baking the cake as we speak, I can't wait to try it.
Simple and looks so good. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like the recipe!
Thank you so much! I will definitely be making this!
That would be great, have fun!
This is a must for me. Thanks much!
Glad you like it!
You never fail to deliver! Always on point 👉 I will give it a try, especially the frosty. Thanks for sharing 👏 👍
Thanks, I try to give my best with every recipe, and I think this one turned out pretty good (after a few fails while testing the recipe). Anyway glad you like it, and I hope you'll give it a try. Enjoy your weekend!
Yummy!!
Your recipes have never disappointed me. Could you please tell me the size of the plate you baked the cake in?
This looks delicious. I can't wait to make this.
Thanks, have fun while making it!
I love you for this channel you have really helped me with healthier options for my sweet tooth also making it easier with the measurements of cups. Thank you so much!!!! You are appreciated 🤗
I'm so happy I can help you with my healthier dessert options. I appreciate your kind feedback!
I love blueberries! That frosting sound delicious too. I MUST give this a go too. TFS Sasha! Have a great week! 👍 💖
Hi Hazel! Trust me this frosting is so good, if you don't like the honey taste you can use other sweetner too, and yes, make sure you use strained Greek yogurt, or strain it yourself. Thanks for supporting as always! Enjoy your week! Sending back love!
Best cooking channel ever, thanks for the effort
Thanks so much for supporting!
Does anyone else find his voice and accent ASMR-ish? It relaxes me so much…
Strained Greek yogurt is the secret! Thanks so much!
That's right Loril, strained Greek yogurt really makes the difference, especially when you use liquid sweetener like I do. And you know, it's not just about making it thick, but it also improves flavor, tastes like a less tangy I would say. Glad you like it!
These look amazing! ❤ Also, bonus points for a blueberry dessert recipe! (I adore them😂)
Also I was wondering if you still accept suggestions for future recipes, as I was wondering if babka or cozonac (sweet bread) can be made as a healthy dessert too.
~Many many thanks for your amazing recipes! All the best!
Hi! Thanks so much for your amazing feedback! I also love anything blueberry:) Healthier babka is definitely a great idea, will try to come up with some delicious recipe.
Love it! will be making it tomorrow probably because I have a lot of blueberries I don´t want them to go to waste.
Sasha, if I wanted to substitute oatmeal flour for almond flour, would the ratio change?
Hi Iliana! You're right, it would be a perfect moment to give this recipe a try! I usually don't bake with almond flour, but I would use the same amount. Have fun!
Didnt love it but was fun to cook
Glad you like the concept, what was your problem with this recipe?
@@HowToCookSmarter there are a few reasons, the most important not being anything you did, as my yeast may be past it’s prime. I genuinely feel that changed the entire end result.
That said the largest factor in my family not loving it was the sweetness factor. This could be on my part as i may not have used exactly what you did but they just didnt feel it had any sweetness.
While my family told me it wasn’t for them and little more detail, i will speak for myself. Personally i liked the recipe because it made sense and was easy but the sugars did not feel strong enough. It felt more like a bread that was sort of sweet and the yogurt frosting was a contrasting flavor, too much tang and it wasnt uniform. Although that can be fixed with better portions on my part.
All this to say I genuinely liked this cake and plan on trying it again wth fresh yeast and some better portion work. If you have any tips to maybe make it a bit sweeter i would appreciate it. I want to get good at these to impress folks.
What happens if I ONLY use oat flour for this recipe? Would the texture still turn out good and do I increase its amount for a total of 2.5 cups??
Thank you for this recipe! Always looking forward to more of your dessert recipes :D
It could work, I think you'll be fine with the same amounts. Glad you enjoy the recipes!
Awesome recipes . Could you please make some easy and quick recipes for college students.
And some air fryer recipes too plzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
Hi! Thanks for supporting! Yes, I could give it a try with some recipes of that kind.
Thank u so much❤🌹
Yum.... 😅
It was just delicious, love anything blueberry:)
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Great recipe Sasha! Any alternative to egg🙂and it would be great if you could provide egg alternatives in your recipes for vegetarians like me who just live your recipes but struggle because of the egg component 😊
Thanks a lot! For the egg replacement, well, I would use some extra applesauce, something like 1/2 cup, or even make a flax egg, I think it would work fine too.
Is there a replacement for buttermilk?
Any yogurt will do the work.
What can I substitute the cornstarch with as I'm allergic to corn? Otherwise looks yummy. 🥰
I think you can use potato starch
@@wavy6470 thank you, I will give this a try.
You can use any other starch, or even add some extra spelt, or whole wheat flour.
@@HowToCookSmarter Thank you.
Great recipe! 3:09 no one is brave enough to show the serving of the first piece :)
You're right, the first piece is always the messy one:) Glad you like the recipe!
What is the applesauce for? For extra moisture or sweetness?
instead of butter or oil. Sasha uses it in many recipes to keep the moistness without the fat and calories.
@@laurenvicker4826 alright, so would mashed bananas also work? For the moistness I mean
@@MLGBGermany I think banana would be totally different for taste and consistency, but I'd feel better if Sasha responds to that question. He's the expert! I'm just a super fan!
@@laurenvicker4826 thanks a lot!
What can I replace the spelt flour with?
AP flour
whole wheat flour
Whole wheat! Sasha mentions that on some of his videos. It's good because there is no spelt flour where i live!
Brill , can I just use all purpose flour ?
You should try and let us know how it turned out
I was told No but you can use almond flour, potato flour, sorghum flour. There are others but these are what I have used. Hope it helps.
Technically it will work, but for the sake of nutrition I would rather not.
How to make buttermilk? I don't have it in my country
You can make a replacement for buttermilk by mixing in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in 250ml of warm milk (it has to be warm but not very hot).
Then leave it few minutes to curdle and use it as buttermilk
@@wavy6470 thanks! I thought it was mix of butter, milk and something else to make it thicker 😅
Good old sheeet cake 😂😂
Can I use self raising flour instead of oat and spelt.its really hard to find those ingredients.
You can yse wheat instead of spelt, and oat flour can be made with rolled oats grinded to a powder in a food processor! If you look up "substitute for-" spelt and oat flour respectively on Google, there are websites that will give you the ratios you need since it can vary :)
Yes and oat flour is just oats that are blended.
@@d6d6d6d61 thanks. Yeah, I knew that about oat flour. I tried to make it last time I made one of his sheet cakes but I ended up wasting all the oats I grinded because I couldn't get them fine enough 😮💨
I would suggest you sift your processed oats next time, and it doesn't have to be 100% like store-bought flour.
@@HowToCookSmarter thank you. Yes, I tried sifting it, it was so coarse it wouldn't even sift 🤣 I tried for about 5 minutes in the food processor. I gave up.
Your recipes are perfect for kids that need baked eggs (in baked goods) for building egg tolerance.
It’s hard making sure my son gets baked egg everyday-there isn’t anything at the store I can buy that contain enough egg in it. But I also don’t want him to eat regular cake everyday!
Thank you!
Hi! Glad you find my recipes helpful, it's just super easy to add more eggs and more protein into your and kids diet this way. Take care guys!
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Good recipe, but honey and agave are straight up just sugar. Your body sees no difference between them and they are expensive alternatives people pretend are healthier so that's annoying. Just use sugar.
Agave nectar has a low glycemic index unlike sugar
Some of us can't have sugar as it causes inflammation but honey and maple syrup don't. Not everyone is as lucky to be able to tolerate white sugar and white flour so the comment of your body sees no difference is just completely false. Next you're going to say that we should all eat sugar because it's simply fuel in it's simplest form. Like yes maybe if we were all lab simulations but we arent
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