Chances are you have a birthday on your summer calendar, which means you may be serving your child cake in the near future. The problem with most store-bought or box cake varieties is that they're packed full of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and sugar. You can celebrate your favorite people and serve them cake too - just serve a fun, tasty alternative birthday cake that is actually good for them too. Here are my five favorite healthier alternatives to the birthday cake and believe me, your children will devour them.
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1. Fruit Torte
Fruit Tortes are perfect for a summer birthday party! They are bright, colorful, refreshing, and fun. And when you an arrangement of fresh, organic fruits that are ripe and juicy, a fruit torte will taste as sweet and yummy as a sugar version. If, you want to add a little topping, I suggest your child’s favorite sugar-free yogurt.
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2. Pancake Cake
Who doesn’t love a fresh stack of pancakes? We all remember that unforgettable scene in “Uncle Buck”, where Buck makes a gigantic pancake stack as a birthday breakfast. And when the pancakes are sugar free, stacked up high and topped with fresh fruit, they will not only be devoured by your children – but they most likely will think it is a fantastic birthday cake.
