{"id":3158,"date":"2017-05-10T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2017-05-10T17:24:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:24:18","slug":"healthier-birthday-cupcake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/05\/healthier-birthday-cupcake\/","title":{"rendered":"The Better Birthday Cupcake (gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sugar)"},"content":{"rendered":"

My two girls have birthdays within a month of each other. \u00a0The two-in-one birthday parties are\u00a0convenient but they also\u00a0give me anxiety!! (sort of kidding). \u00a0Especially with 3 weeks of consecutive\u00a0parties. #birthdaypartiesthatneverend<\/p>\n

Because with kids’ birthdays\u00a0comes birthday cake.<\/p>\n

With cake comes sugar (a lot of it).<\/p>\n

With sugar comes runny noses, less room for nutrient-dense foods, and sugar cravings<\/a>! (not to mention a slew of\u00a0other health issues).<\/p>\n

When it comes to the birthday menu, I don’t have as much of a say in the selection. \u00a0My amazing mother and my mother-in-law graciously purchase and prepare most of the food (cake included). \u00a0And with Italians on one-side and British on the other, it’s safe to assume\u00a0that a\u00a0homemade, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sugar birthday cake wouldn’t be the sweet\u00a0of choice.<\/p>\n

Unless….they don’t know it’s\u00a0homemade, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sugar? \u00a0[sneaky!!]<\/p>\n

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I’m all for balance and not making sweets seem forbidden. \u00a0But there is a better (and healthier) birthday cake for our littles.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t HAVE to be full of processed sugar, white flour, or topped with artificially coloured icing. \u00a0Without all of the above, it doesn’t mean it has to taste like cardboard either.<\/p>\n

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This weekend I took a chance on these simple vanilla coconut flour cupcakes<\/strong>. \u00a0Unlucky for me, there was a decadent ice cream cake cozied right up beside it. \u00a0Yet I still confidently offered\u00a0my\u00a0homemade, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sugar cupcakes. \u00a0And, for the most part, they ate them! \u00a0[tough to compete with a Frozen themed ice cream cake].<\/p>\n

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Now my warning: \u00a0Because they are made with coconut flour (which is very absorbent), they have a more crumbly texture than your typical wheat-based cupcake. \u00a0Think cornbread. \u00a0But that didn’t stop us from eating them!<\/p>\n

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The Healthier\u00a0Birthday Cupcake (made with coconut flour)<\/h2>\n

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The Better Birthday Cupcake (made with coconut flour)<\/h2>\n\t
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