Cake making is a hobby that I love and I would like to send cakes into my children's classrooms for various celebrations and study topics throughout the year. However, many parents do not appreciate sweets being served in the classroom. I am looking for some alternative recipes that would be considered healthier than typical cakes but that still taste great and that kids will still love.

Thanks.

Hi and Welcome on your 1st post, jcasey51.

Healthy carrot cake recipe:

http://www.recipezaar.com/76486

Fat and sugar free cake recipe:

http://www.recipezaar.com/54158

Healthy desserts:
(Includes cake recipes.)

http://www.mothering.com/sections/recipes/recipes.html#dessert

Reasonably healthy cake recipes:

http://www.kosherharvest.com/cakes/index.shtml

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/collections/healthy_cake_recipes.html

Healthy Baby's 1st Birthday Cake recipes:

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/tipFirstBDay.htm

HTH

For Valentines Day I made the ladies at the chiropractors office a mint chocolate chip cake... only thing was I couldn't find any mint chips and just adding the flavoring would have seemed to "jip" them from the real taste. So I messed with this recipes you will notice there are NO eggs in this. I used 1/2 canola oil and 1/2 applesauce in place of the corn oil, I used 1 teaspoon of mint extract and 1 1/2 of vanilla extract. And in place of the mint chips I bought a big box of chocolate mint pudding (it has real mint chips in it) poured that into the batter. The girls raved about how good it was and they are insisting I make up business cards to hand out... But I do cakes for the love of baking and the experience it gives me. I also didn't use this frosting I made a white chocolate cheesecake frosting. Hope you enjoy it.

chocolate mint layer cake

Bon Appétit | March 1996

Servings: Serves 8 to 10.

Cake
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups cold water
2 cups sugar
1 cup corn oil (canola oil)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (1 teaspoon mint & 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla)
1 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) mint-flavored chocolate chips (1 box of chocolate mint chip pudding) & 1 cup mini chocolate chips


Preparation
For cake:

Frosting
5 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
8 tablespoons (about) milk
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (about 6 ounces) mint-flavored chocolate chips
1/4 cup red-and-white striped peppermint candies or candy canes (broken into pieces) I didn't add this to my cake

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Mint-Layer-Cake-1572