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Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese and Pecan Frosting (for the health nuts & the diabetic pregnant ladies)

January 31, 2014 by biz.w.harris@gmail.com Leave a Comment

It turns out that I’ve acquired gestational diabetes during this whole pregnancy thing. Considering that for the first 6 months when I gave up diet coke, I took up fruit juice and sweet tea, AND that I couldn’t get enough of chocolate milkshakes (eeeep!), it doesn’t seem particularly surprising (but it is absolutely. the. pits.) I keep having these crazy sugar cravings, which I’ve kept at bay with sugar-free, fat free jello pudding, but sometimes all I can think about is a giant funfetti cupcake or an oreo blizzard.
 
We were having a dinner party for some people we’re aggressively pursuing as friends (my New Year’s resolution) the weekend before my 31st birthday and I just felt like I couldn’t possibly serve them PUDDING, so I decided to try my hand at a healthy-ish version of a cake I’d had my eye on since I got this cookbook for Christmas.
On top of this, the polar vortex also had me wanting something that reminded me of warmer times, so the Classic “tropical” hummingbird cake that I’ve heard about my whole life, seemed like the way to go and then I found a splenda-based recipe online. Turns out that a little splenda and applesauce can make a cake a little better for you.
Who says the pregnant diabetic lady can’t have her cake (and eat it, too?) 😉

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