A plain vanilla cake is probably the most classic of cakes. And no matter how plain or whatever occasion, a vanilla cake will always be appreciated.
Sugar free
But full of butter and sugar, it’s a treat I don’t have very often. And while I was craving vanilla cake, I decided to try to make a sugar free version using Tagatesse. Tagatesse is a sweetener that is twice as sweet as regular white sugar. For sweetness, it means simply halving the amount of sugar you would normally use.
Dry
The only drawback of using Tagatesse is that it tends to dry a cake out. The first attempts weren’t that successful. Playing around with the ingredients and adding whipped egg whites finally resulted in a super moist and fluffy vanilla cake. It still leaves your mouth feeling a bit dry though. I have not tried this recipe using Xylitol or Erythritol yet. That might somewhat solve that issue, but will probably result in a new one (the cooling effect of those sweeteners).
Delicious
But having said that, this sugar free vanilla cake really is delicious. You can bake it as a regular (bundt) cake, but its texture and lightness are also perfect for layer cakes.
Ingredients
3 egg whites
Pinch of salt
4 large eggs
70 g Tagatesse
200 g spelt flour
1 tbsp baking powder
100 ml vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a cake tin.
Beat the egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks are formed and set aside.
Beat eggs, sweetener, oil and vanilla extract.
Add spelt flour and baking powder and mix well.
Gently fold in egg whites.
Pour batter into prepared cake tin. You can use a bundt tin, spread the batter on a rimmed baking sheet for a layer cake of make cupcakes.
Bake until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. On a baking sheet, the baking time was 12 minutes, in the bundt tin it took 25 minutes.
Let cool completely before serving. The bundt cake, I served plain (a dollop of whipped cream would be good though).
The sheet cake, I used for two small sweet layer cakes for Valentine’s.
Aren’t they cute?
Enjoy!
Sugar Free Vanilla Cake
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 4 large eggs
- 70 g Tagatesse*
- 200 g spelt flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 100 ml vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a cake tin.
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Beat the egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks are formed and set aside.
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Beat eggs, sweetener, oil and vanilla extract.
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Add spelt flour and baking powder and mix well.
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Gently fold in egg whites.
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Pour batter into prepared cake tin. You can use a bundt tin, spread the batter on a rimmed baking sheet for a layer cake of make cupcakes.
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Bake until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. On a baking sheet, the baking time was 12 minutes, in the bundt tin it took 25 minutes.
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Let cool completely before serving.
Recipe Notes
*Tagatesse is a sweetener twice as sweet as regular white sugar. It can be swapped for sugar or other sweeteners, but keep that ration in mind.
Dorianne
March 29, 2019can you substutute the spelt flour to regulat sugar? by how much gr?
Nicole
March 29, 2019Hi Dorianne, yes, you can simply use regular AP flour for the spelt flour. Just the same amount. If you want to swap the sugar substitute, you can use regular white sugar, again the same amount (if you want to use another substitute, check the instructions as some sweeteners have more or less sweetness than sugar and you might want to adjust the amount).
Jolan
June 17, 2019Hai
Zou je de speltbloem ook kunnen vervangen door havermoutbloem ?
Groetjes Jolan
Nicole
June 19, 2019Hoi Jolan, met enkel havermoutbloem is wat lastig. In feite is dat alleen gemalen havermout en dus glutenvrij. De gluten zorgen ervoor dat de cake niet uit elkaar valt. Ik durf het zo niet te zeggen, dat zou ik zelf een keer moeten proberen. Als je juist voor glutenvrij wilt gaan, zou je en mengsel van havermoutbloem, rijstmeel en tapiocameel kunnen proeberen, eventueel met wat xanthaangom erbij. Laat je weten hoe het uitpakt als je het met havermoutmeel probeert?
Dorien
September 21, 2022Deze cake al meerdere keren gebakken en het resultaat is super! Toch mag de cake van mij iets zoeter en smeuïger dus ik ga ook eens proberen iets meer zoetstof te gebruiken.
Nicole
September 21, 2022Wat leuk om te horen Dorien! Zeker proberen. Welke zoetstof gebruik je? Dat kan ook het mondgevoel en zoetheid bepalen. Tegenwoordig gebruik ik heel graag Zusto.
Axelle
November 4, 2022Hey! Wat waren je hoeveelheden toen je de cake in de bakplaat had gemaakt?
Nicole
November 4, 2022Hoi Axelle, ik gebruikte een kleine bakplaat, niet de bakplaat van de oven, dus het was gewoon dezelfde portie. Wil je voor een bakplaat van de oven gaan, dan zou ik zeker verdubbelen.