If you are one of those who believes that because you are on a diet you cannot enjoy a delicious cake, you are very wrong. As Elisa Escorihuela, a dietician-nutritionist at the Nutt clinic points out, we must not give up the cake because we try to lose weight. The key is to "customize" the recipe and choose the ingredients well.

1. LESS BUTTER AND OIL

When it comes to butter, you can substitute more than half of the fat in the recipe for applesauce (it's the most neutral in flavor), banana or mango without sugar. In either case, you can easily prepare them at home. You just have to roast the apple or mango in the oven or microwave and mash it. For the banana, just flatten it with the help of a fork. The more ripe it is, the easier it will be and the more sweet it will add to the cake.

Another option is to substitute the butter for plain yogurt or low-fat whipped fresh cheese and if the cake is chocolate, you can also use a puree made with a handful of prunes and a little boiling water.

And if instead of butter, the recipe calls for oil, you can use 40% less and for the remaining amount use yogurt, milk or a vegetable drink.

2. REDUCE SUGAR

You can use only half and substitute the rest with a handful of raisins or dates, or use applesauce. In this case, reduce the amount of milk, water, or other liquid you use a little. Another alternative is to slightly reduce the amount of sugar and add powdered vanilla, cinnamon, a few grains of anise or lemon or orange zest.

3. EGGS AND CREAM

A whole egg can be substituted for two whites; this way you reduce calories and fat. And if the cake has cream, instead of using pastry cream, use the cooking cream that has between 10 and 15% less fat. Or better yet, use yogurt or low-fat whipped fresh cheese.

4. CHOCOLATE AND JAM

If you want to use chocolate for the filling or topping, substitute the regular chocolate for a pure one, which has much less sugar and calories. You can also get a light chocolate cream by heating some skimmed chocolate custard with a little grated dark chocolate until it melts.

The jam, for its part, can be substituted for a homemade compote without sugar.

5. WHAT FLOUR DO I USE?

Although the calories will not be reduced much, the healthiest thing is to use whole wheat flour. So that the consistency doesn't change too much, try using half whole wheat flour and the other half normal.

6. BEWARE OF THE TOPPINGS

Frosted, chocolate or buttercream toppings add a lot of calories and fat to biscuits and are not always necessary. So skip them or just sprinkle the surface of the cake with a little sugar, a few oatmeal flakes, a small handful of sliced ​​almonds or coconut flakes.

7. CONTROL THE AMOUNT

In general, it would be advisable that you take at most a moderate portion per day (about 50 g) for breakfast, lunch or snacks. Although this should be assessed individually since each person spends more or less energy according to their characteristics, the work and the physical exercise they perform.

LIGHT CAKE RECIPE, DELICIOUS AND SUPER LIGHT

We have the perfect cake. It has 125 kcal less per serving than the traditional one and without losing a hint of flavor. Do you want to try it?

INGREDIENTS:

• 200 g flour
• 4 medium eggs
• 200g sugar
• 2 apples
• 1 sachet of yeast
• 180 ml of sunflower oil
• 1 Greek yogurt
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

We explain how to prepare it in the article below.