PCOS Friendly Baking Substitutes: Complete Guide to Low-Glycemic Alternatives
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Dessert: Fig Gingerbread Cakes
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1 cup chopped dried figs
Cooking-oil spray
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup plus 6 tbsp. butter, divided, at room temperature
1/4 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
1 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 6 tbsp. flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
About 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
22 to 25 Australian crystallized ginger discs* (8 to 10 oz.)
Granulated sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 °. Put figs in a small bowl and pour in boiling water to cover.
Spray pans with cooking spray. In a bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat brown sugar with 1/2 cup butter until fluffy and pale, then add molasses, 1 tsp. vanilla, egg, egg yolk, spices, and salt and beat well.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to wet mixture and beat until smooth; then beat in 3/4 cup boiling water. Drain figs and stir into batter.
Divide batter among pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 minutes. Cool cakes 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack, using a small spatula or knife if necessary to loosen them.
Beat 6 tbsp. butter in a bowl until creamy, with mixer on medium speed. Add 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 3/4 tsp. vanilla, and milk and beat until smooth. You should be able to stand a spoon in it; if not, beat in a little more powdered sugar to thicken.
Slice thin strips of ginger from discs using a vegetable peeler. Dip peeler in hot water and dry off between slices to keep ginger from sticking. You will need 70 to 100 strips to top cakes.
Spread frosting onto cakes and arrange ginger strips in a bow pattern on tops of cakes. Sprinkle with sugar to finish.
*Find Australian crystallized ginger in the baking aisle.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per cake.
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Serving Size: 18
| Amount Per ONE Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories 0 kcal | ||
| Fat 0 g | ||
| Carbohydrate 0 g | ||
| Protein 0 g | ||
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