You may be a fan of cakes and cookies, but you may have to forego biting into a piece if you have special dietary requirements. This is the situation of some people, who cannot consume eggs for some reasons.

For these people, there are eggless cakes. These include vegans, vegetarians and those, who have allergy to dairy products. Such cakes are made with egg substitutes both natural as well as commercial.

To successfully replace eggs in a recipe in a baking recipe, one must basically understand its role in the recipe. The function of eggs in baking is to moisten batter or to act as binders or leavening agents.

• Binders: If eggs are binders in the recipe, it can be replaced by Soy Lecithin, Arrow root, Flax seed mix, silken tofu, pureed vegetables or fruits and vegetarian Gelatine powder without flavour (Agar Agar). The measure is ¼ cup of substitute for every egg replaced. For binding, recipes generally call only for one egg. Most ingredients like softened tofu, pureed fruits and apple sauce might be used instead of eggs to bind the dry ingredients into dough. Lack of binding agents might cause baked goods to be crumbly and dry.
• Leavening: If eggs function as leavening agents, yogurt, butter milk, commercial powders of egg replacers and baking soda can be used instead. You can swap eggs for 15 ml of baking soda mixed with 15 ml of warm water. Baking soda is a mix of cornstarch and baking powder, which creates bubbles of carbon dioxide when exposed to liquids. This effect cause baked goods to rise and become light and fluffy.
•  Moistening: If eggs are intended for moisture, pureed fruit, fruit juice, water or milk can be used.

Common egg substitutes in baking are:

• Commercial egg replacers
• Flax seed meal
• Silken tofu
• Vinegar
• Baking soda
• Fruit puree
• Condensed milk
• Yogurt/ buttermilk
• Lime juice/lemon

Eggs act as a binder for other ingredients. They also serve as leavening agents that infuse air into batter or dough to help them rise. Without eggs, baked goods are seldom light and fluffy. Eggless baking can yield wonderful results if you add the correct replacements for eggs.

A commonly used substitute for eggs is commercial egg substitute products. According to the manufacturer, ingredients of commercial substitutes can vary from each other. Most products contain egg by-products like egg whites and are usually used to reduce fats and calories in the recipe rather than function as a substitute for eggs. Hence, they are not suited for vegans and those with dairy allergies. For diary free replacements, one can go in for ingredients like xanthan gum, tapioca flour, potato starch etc.

Here are some tips for eggless baking:

• Preheat oven and place cake pan in centre
• Avoid over beating the batter without eggs lest cakes sink in middle
• Allow cake to cool at least for 10 minutes before removing cake from pan and turn into wire rack.
• Sour curd can be used for self raising flour for the baked cake to rise.
• Agar is a good alternative to 1 or 2 egg whites in recipes. Whisk well and use.

These are some ways in which you can bake eggless cakes. If you are not confident about baking cakes yourself, go in for online cake ordering and wait for cake delivery. Reliable websites will make the process simple and efficient.

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.

Butter is the most used and a beloved ingredient used to make cakes and other desserts but the fat in butter is not good for health. For those, who are controlling their cholesterol, weight and want to keep away from heart diseases should try some of these healthy alternatives in cakes. Butter is not going to harm you until and unless you have it often or on a regular basis. If you eat it once in a blue moon, then it is completely fine, but if you are one of those people who bake often, then you must read this…

• Avocado – Do you love eating Avocado? Well, if you do then start using it to bake as well. Just make a puree out of the fruit or buy it from the market and use it instead of butter in your baking recipe. This will not only provide healthy nutrients but also add a little flavour to the cake.
• Olive Oil – You must have noticed several recipes suggesting Vegetable oil instead of butter to bake, but it is best if you pick olive oil. The oil is loaded with nutrients that are great for the health. It is also worth the extra calories because they are all good for our body.
• Greek yogurt – If you want your cake to bake well, which is with moisture, then you should go for Greek yogurt instead of butter. This popular food gives an amazing velvet finish to the cake and makes it quite soft. Other than that, it is good for the health as it provides protein. Make sure you use at least ½ a cup of Greek yogurt for the batter.

• Nut butter – Want the perfect topping for muffins, cupcakes or bagels? You can now make a peanut or almond spread of your choice. Though nut butters taste great as spread on toast and bread but did you know that they are packed with potassium, fibre and healthy fats? They can also be used in cakes as toppings.

• Pumpkin Puree – This might sound a little different but yes pumpkin puree works well as an alternative to butter. It is rich in potassium, fibre, vitamin k and several other nutrients. You can use pumpkin puree in coffee cakes and cupcakes or muffins. They will add flavour and make the cake healthy! Use 3/4^th cup of the puree to get the right taste in the cakes.
• Applesauce – Applesauce is yet another ingredient that can help make moist and delicious cakes. Applesauce has a ton of calories but they are all great for the health. The fibre in applesauce helps in digesting the calories which further helps the internal system of the body. You can swap butter with applesauce for baking cakes as it not only makes them moist but also gives a great taste. Make sure you use the equal amount of applesauce in the cake as you would use the butter.

We hope these tips help you out. If you are sending cake delivery to a loved one, make sure you add these notes too!

When it comes to cakes, if there is anything which can give a tough competition to a chocolate cake it can only be a fruit cake. This has been a holiday favourite cake of most people, and it is also the most widely delivered cakes. But while you relish on the fruit cake, which melts on your tongue and just does not seem to give you enough of it, you would be surprised to know a few amazing facts about them, which will blow your mind. From having travelled to space to being a career for an aged woman, read the most amazing fun facts right here.

The fruit cake goes back to the ages old Roman Times- If history is to be believed, Romans mixed barley mash, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, honeyed wine and raisins and together shape all of it into a round cake, which was known as satura. Aptly, the word satire, which is a literary device that was invented by the Romans, is derived from this cake, which is a mix of lots of ingredients both sweet and sour. This was what the New York Times said.

The rate at which sugar was priced was way too low – It was only in the 16^th century that this cake became extremely popular all over the world. Author Robert Sietsema in his article named the ‘the history of fruitcake’ put the blame on fruitcake plague for the inexpensive sugar, which was imported to Europe from British in the late 1600s. Then as per a discovery made by someone, fruit cake could be preserved for a long time by simply soaking it in large concentration of sugar, which has an intensifying flavour and colour. The abundance of so much sugar lacing engendered disposing it in some constructive way and that’s how came the fruit cake. Soon by the mid 19^thcentury, fruit cake initial recipe was quite heavy since it was stuffed with pineapples, citrus peel, dates, plums, cherries and pears.

The British royalty has always seen the fruitcake as a special occasion item – If we talk about the wedding fruitcake, it was a rage during the time of Queen Victoria. Also, on festivals like Christmas and other occasions, this cake was seen as a luxury treat. When Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, she served the guests fruit cake. Also, it is said that the Queen waited an entire long year to have a bite of her birthday plum cake to get some self control over her craze for fruit cakes.

It has a longevity – You can eat fruitcake even years after it was made. It is just that the cake must have the preservatives and stored in airtight container.

Travelled to space – And the best fact is that it was taken to a space expedition by astronaut Neil Armstrong but wasn’t consumed for reasons not known. It is now preserved in the space museum.

So, this season when you make cake delivery for someone, send them these royal fruit cakes.