Alternatives for white flour in cakes!

January 9th, 2016

A lot of people these days prefer a gluten free cake, which is why several bakeries have started special gluten free baking and cake delivery all across. If you want to bake and get your cakes delivered to your loved ones without any white flour, then we have something just for you. White flour is said to have tons of calories in it, and if you consume it a lot, then there are chances you can gain a lot of weight. There are several other reasons why white flour is not the best for health. Occasionally, it is completely fine to add white flour or whole white flour to your desserts, but if you are someone, who eats cakes a lot, then you should ignore it.  Who says you have to avoid using flour? Here are some other flour options, which are incredible for health.

  1. Whole wheat flour – Wheat flour is used for several recipes and is said to healthy compared to white flour. Make sure you find whole wheat flour and not just wheat flour for the cake. It helps in baking the cake better than just plain wheat flour.
  2. Brown rice flour – Brown rice flour is said to be very healthy and it is great if you mix it a little in your cake with any other flour you use. It has a great nutty flavour, which will enhance the taste of the cake.
  3. Spelt flour – This flour is known for being low in calories and high in the protein content. This reason enough tells why you should replace your white flour and add spelt flour to your desserts from now on.
  4. Soy flour – We are sure by now we all know how healthy soy is for us. So run down to the store and get the high protein and nutritious soy flour for your cake. It can help in thickening the batter and also add a nice flavour to the cake.
  5. Corn starch – Corn starch is not exactly flour, but it is a very close substitute of flour. It is made basically from corn or wheat, and it is extremely good for the body. It is light weight flour, which does not gather fats in the body.
  6. Coconut flour – You must have hardly heard about coconut flour but guess what? It is quite a nutritious flour to use in cakes. It is high in protein, fibre and extremely low when it comes to carbs. If you use coconut flour in cakes the next time you bake, then make sure you add little sugar because it already has a sweet taste to it. Also, it can be a little tough to blend coconut flour because it absorbs water or liquid quickly so you might need to add some liquid ingredient a little extra. Make sure you find a right recipe which has coconut flour used to know what we are referring to.

We hope all these suggestions help you out the next time you are making a healthy and gluten free cake.