Slim Fit King Cake
"I wanted to make a Mardi Gras King Cake for my friends because we are expatriates in Malaysia with no bakeries that can make them, and some people we know have never even tried one! However, I wanted to make it lighter too, so I made some substitutions and created my own cake that appears and tastes decadent, but is actually quite light. Bakeries in Louisiana do standard cinnamon-sugar fillings, but they do all kinds of other fruit/pudding fillings, too, so I decided to go fruity. Laissez les bon temps rouler! Add some edible beads for further decoration if you can find them!"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat margarine, softened
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar and sucralose blend for baking (such as SPLENDA® Sugar Blend)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 (8 ounce) package fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pineapple
- 1/8 teaspoon pineapple extract
- 3 packets granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat margarine, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons skim milk
- 1/8 teaspoon green food coloring
- 1/8 teaspoon yellow food coloring
- 1/8 teaspoon purple food coloring