A friend of mine will *hopefully* be undergoing a double lung transplant for cystic fibrosis this year. Post-op, he will have a limited diet. Part of this is due to immunosuppresants. The other part is due to the steroids he'll be taking, which can cause diabetes.
He hopes to have a get-together once he feels up to it after the surgery, and I want to bake him a cake. Before I did research on transplant surgery, I thought I'd just bake a regular white cake with pink coloring, frost it and lay pink fondant and design it to look like a pair of lungs. However, due to the steroid induced diabetes, I have nixed the fondant for a sugar-free frosting recipe and would like to find a good sugar-free or low sugar white cake recipe. I would prefer to use Splenda or Stevia.
I have read negative things about agave nectar for diabetics, so that is out.
I do have a WONDERFUL recipe for vegan cake, replacing maple syrup (which comes in sugar-free) for sugar. Would this work for a diabetic/someone watching their blood sugar?
I have never baked with artificial sweeteners, so any and all guidance is appreciated!
He hopes to have a get-together once he feels up to it after the surgery, and I want to bake him a cake. Before I did research on transplant surgery, I thought I'd just bake a regular white cake with pink coloring, frost it and lay pink fondant and design it to look like a pair of lungs. However, due to the steroid induced diabetes, I have nixed the fondant for a sugar-free frosting recipe and would like to find a good sugar-free or low sugar white cake recipe. I would prefer to use Splenda or Stevia.
I have read negative things about agave nectar for diabetics, so that is out.
I do have a WONDERFUL recipe for vegan cake, replacing maple syrup (which comes in sugar-free) for sugar. Would this work for a diabetic/someone watching their blood sugar?
I have never baked with artificial sweeteners, so any and all guidance is appreciated!
