The Gut Coach Gugelhupf Cake!
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Why bake The Gut Coach Gugelhupf Cake recipe?
This cake is the perfect snack (or even seasonal breakfast!) and a much healthier version of either Christmas cake or stollen.
Just mix all ingredients in one bowl, no faffing with whisks etc…!
Gluten, dairy and refined flour free.
It does not use white refined flours that cause a rapid surge of energy and a rapid fall, instead it uses ground almonds, coconut flour and flax; providing a slow release of energy to keep your hunger locked up for much longer.
It has all of the festive flavours & aroma you would expect from a traditional cake, filling your home with joy!
It has a beautiful texture and the crust resembles a stollen; covered in coconut flour not icing sugar to help you avoid the weight gain, brain fog & low energy associated with white refined sugar.
See below for further nutritional info about why you should choose this cake recipe as your seasonal must!
Ingredients
2 mashed ripe bananas
1 orange zest and juice
4 eggs
2 eggs whites (I use a carton)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp almond essence
Grate of nutmeg
1/2 lemon squeezed
180g ground or almond flour
1 tbsp coconut flour (additional for ‘snow’)
1 tbsp ground golden flax
170g white marzipan cubed
70g sultanas
30ml olive oil (optional)
Method
Heat oven to 180°
Mash bananas in a bowl.
With a fork or manual utensil whisk, mix in eggs & egg whites.
Add baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon, mixed spice, almond essence, nutmeg, orange juice & zest and lemon and mix well.
Mix in almond flour or ground almonds, coconut flour and flax.
Add marzipan, sultanas and olive oil and stir well ensuring all dry ingredients are mixed in.
Grease gugelhupf tin and distribute mix evenly.
Bake in oven for 30-40 mins or until cooked through. You may need to cover with greasepaper half way through to avoid burning the top.
Dust with coconut flour (not icing sugar!).
Nutritional Breakdown
The aim of the recipe is to reduce refined sugars and flours focusing on protein, healthy fats & fibre; providing an energy efficient, immune boosting, tasty and festive snack!
There is no need to add sugar in this recipe. The bananas, marzipan and almonds are sweet enough!
This recipe uses ground almonds instead of white flour. Refined white flour has a high carbohydrate (sugar) content and can cause inflammation and tiredness in excess, encouraging you to keep reaching for more sugary snacks.
Almonds are a source of protein, fibre and fat providing a slow release of energy to keep you going.
Eggs are a source of healthy fats and protein. Fat contains 9 calories per gram and carbs contain 4 calories per gram. This means you need to eat more carbs to get the same amount of energy, potentially contributing to weight gain & inflammation. The right fats can be a more efficient energy source than carbs.
One more time- FAT is a more efficient energy source than carbs, so why are you still eating low fat?!
Cinnamon helps stabilise blood glucose levels and get glucose into cells.
Golden flax is a source of soluble fibre, which means it reaches your large intestinal gut bacteria un-degraded and provides them with a fuel source. These beneficial microbes compromise 75-80% of your immune system, so keeping them fed and happy during cold season is key!
Coconut flour makes a perfect dusting ‘snow’ and can be used in place of icing sugar. Excess sugar in the liver turns to fat, a contributing factor to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
For optimum digestion, eat when in ‘rest n digest’ hormones i.e. the parasympathetic nervous system, when you are completely relaxed and at ease following three deep breaths…
Love,
The Gut Coach Nutritionist
Be kind to yourself this Festive Season
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