Passover Baklava Cake Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup matzo cake meal
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup finely chopped hazelnuts
- 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- To prepare cake, coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Place 3/4 cup granulated sugar and next 4 ingredients (3/4 cup granulated sugar through eggs) in a large bowl; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in matzo cake meal and next 5 ingredients (matzo cake meal through 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon), beating until well blended. Pour into prepared pan; bake at 350 ° for 35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool completely.
- To prepare syrup, combine 2/3 cup granulated sugar and remaining ingredients in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Pierce top of cake several times with a fork; pour syrup over cake. Cover and chill.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Nuts are...
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