Baking at Home? Try These 8 Best Cake Mixes for Every Diet, From Gluten-Free to Vegan

While crafting three-tiered confections with frosting from scratch can be fun and even relaxing — it takes timeandwork, plus ingredients that you might not immediately have on hand.

Fortunately, there are better-qualityboxed cake mixesto help you whip up everything from birthday cakes to cupcakes and doughnuts pretty easily. These cake mixes usually include the leavening agents and require only minimal additional ingredients, like water or milk, oil and eggs.

"Celebration cakes — for birthday and such — should be just that. But these days we're all baking more, and if you're making a cake every week or so, it's smart to look for options that are better for you,"Frances Largeman-Roth, RDNand author ofEating in Color，tells LIVESTRONG.com.

"I like using organic mixes when possible. And I've found that the gluten-free ones are just as delicious as the wheat-based ones," she says.

Even if you don't have a special occasion or bake sale lined up, enjoying boxed cake is easier and healthier than ever, with options for gluten-free, Paleo and low-carb folks.

下面是一些Largeman，罗斯的三分球的选择和准备健康的盒装蛋糕粉的。

Some cake mixes pre-made frostings contain partially hydrogenated soybean oil and otherartificial trans fats，which are used to extend the shelf life foods.

Trans fats are the worst kind of fats for your health and may contribute to heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to theAmerican Heart Association(AHA).

"While the nutrition facts panel may state that there's no trans fat, partially hydrogenated oils contribute trans fat — just at a level that's low enough for it not to be listed," Largeman-Roth says.

Food products that have 0 grams to less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving are allowed to state that they have zero grams of trans fat on the nutrition facts panel.

But you can limit trans fats in your diet by scanning the ingredients label of packaged foods for partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated oils.

Most boxed cake mixes have 18 to 20 grams of sugar per serving — even those that have healthier ingredients, Largeman-Roth says. But there are a select few that have less sugar.

The bottom line is these cake mixes are meant to be enjoyed as dessert on special occasions.

If you want to further cut back on sugar, you can make your ownfrosting at home而不是购买。“其实我喜欢制作奶油芝士与奶油乳酪块结霜，糖粉半杯香草提取物的一茶匙，” Largeman - 罗斯说。

“我喜欢通过增加橙色或柠檬皮结霜，甚至新鲜浆果做变化。对于巧克力，我在混合约不加糖的可可粉四分之一杯，”她说。

还有些人喜欢做水果釉料烹调下来的新鲜或冷冻覆盆子，例如，一些糖，然后使劲其颜色的流行。其结果是natural food color也许会让你的蛋糕看起来更加的美味。

While there are cake mixes that use whole-wheat or almond flour, you're going to be hard-pressed to find cake mix with fiber.

Largeman-Roth says most cake mixes won't have more than a gram of fiber, but you can boost the nutrition of your cake by topping it with fresh fruit.

Check out some of these healthier boxed cake mixes that are lower in sugar, higher in protein and fiber and use simple, clean ingredients.

每份一个切片：120卡路里，5克脂肪（0.5克饱和脂肪），200毫克的钠，17个克碳水化合物（2克纤维，8个克糖，8克加糖），2克蛋白质

制作杏仁和椰子粉和有机椰子糖，这种无麸质的蛋糕是湿润的，并提供童年生日蛋糕的味道怀旧 - 减去精制糖。

我们也很喜欢，它提供了2克纤维和蛋白质的每一个120卡路里的切片。为了准备八英寸的蛋糕，你需要三个鸡蛋，三分之一杯的水和油。

Chocolate lovers, Simple Mills also has a GFchocolate cake mixthat uses cocoa powder.

每份：130个卡路里1克脂肪（0克饱和脂肪），210毫克的钠29克碳水化合物（1克纤维，17克糖），3克蛋白质

对于Largeman - 罗斯另一个状元，琼斯小姐烘焙公司的有机蛋糕粉是乳制品，免费的，素食主义者自由大豆，因此很容易烘焙甜食的人有特殊的饮食偏好。

还有零人工色素，香料和氢化油。此外，它的很小的脂肪含量是预先制作的烘焙混合物一个罕见的发现和讲其相当简单，干净的成分表。

例如，巧克力蛋糕混合物含有有机蔗糖，面粉，可可粉和发酵成分。如果你正在寻找一个基本的黄粑，琼斯小姐也有vanilla cake mix，as well as an assortment of organic buttercream and cream cheese frosting.

Per 1/12 serving: 150 calories, 1 gram fat (0 grams saturated fat), 75 milligrams sodium, 36 grams carbohydrates (1 gram fiber, 16 grams sugar, 16 grams added sugar), 2 grams protein

对于25分钟或更少烤了渴望，值得蛋糕，Foodstirs的香草蛋糕混合过瘾。所有成分都是美国农业部认证的有机，而且也只有一克每份的脂肪。

Their mixes have less sugar than traditional boxed cake mixes, thanks to their proprietary FlexSweet blend of organic stevia, vegetable glycerin, inulin and erythritol.

Research suggests that erythritol doesn't have an adverse effect on blood sugar or promotes tooth decay like regular sugar does, per theInternational Food Information Council Foundation。

只是提防赤藓醇，像其他的糖醇，may cause some digestive distress — so don't of overboard on these treats.

You'll need three eggs, butter and some milk and yogurt to prepare the batter, so make sure you have these foods on hand when you're ready to prepare this cake. Want to make it vegan? Foodstirs offers植物为基础的烘烤方案。

Per 1/12 serving: 170 calories, 16 grams fat (8 grams saturated fat), 135 milligrams sodium, 10 grams carbohydrates (4 grams fiber, 1 gram sugar, 0 grams added sugar, 4 grams sugar alcohols), 5 grams protein

Keto and low-carb dieters会欣赏一片这个椰子蛋糕吗has only two grams of net carbs and four grams of sugar alcohols.

Almond flour and coconut supply fats and fiber, while stevia extract keeps things sweet. Because it's low in sugar, you can even top it off with some frosting and maybe even some sprinkles.

每1/12服务：80卡路里，5克脂肪（0克饱和脂肪），220毫克的钠，17个克碳水化合物（4克纤维，0克糖，0克添加糖9克糖醇），2克蛋白质

Nothing says "happy birthday" quite like a vanilla cake. If you have friends or family members who have certain food allergies or diabetes, this gluten- and sugar-free cake will bring a smile to their faces.

杏仁，木薯和椰子粉来共同创造一个湿润的美味蛋糕香草也包一些纤维。

Plus, ZenSweet's blend of erythritol, inulin and monk fruit extract sweetens the cake without spiking your blood sugar too much.

每三分之一杯服务：130个卡路里1克脂肪（0克饱和脂肪），390毫克的钠28个碳水化合物（2克纤维，白糖2克），5克蛋白质

Great for baking everything from biscuits to cake, this all-purpose mix is an excellent base that already includes the leavening ingredients plus whole-grain sorghum, whole-grain rice and tapioca starch flours.

通过这种方式，你可以添加尽可能多的糖，你想和自己喜欢的调味料折腾。

例如，如果你渴望心脏变暖的口味，去肉桂，豆蔻和肉豆蔻，如果你想要更多的东西柑橘，加入柠檬或橙子皮。要有点危机的？折叠一些切碎的核桃或开心果。

Per one-slice serving: 150 calories, 13 grams fat (1.5 grams saturated fat), 170 milligrams sodium, 14 grams carbohydrates (3 grams fiber, 1 gram sugar, 0 grams added sugar, 8 grams erythritol), 5 grams protein

是什么让的Swerve的蛋糕粉独特之处在于它使用赤藓糖醇 - 零卡路里糖醇 - 和甜味益生元纤维称为寡糖，它在许多发现store-bought fiber bars。

Almond flour, organic coconut flour and cocoa powder contribute to the light and fluffy cake base, which you can frost usingSwerve's zero-calorie confectioners sugar。

At just two net carbs and zero grams of added sugar per serving, you won't believe how big its chocolate flavor is. Whether you're baking biscuits or cake, this all-purpose mix is an excellent base that already includes the leavening ingredients plus whole-grain sorghum, whole-grain rice andtapioca starch flours。

通过这种方式，你可以添加尽可能多的糖，你想和自己喜欢的调味料折腾。For example, if you're craving heart-warming flavors, go for ground cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg; and if you want something more citrusy, add lemon or orange zest.

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Sweet Laurel Bakery is a whole foods baking company that's based on organic, grain-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free ingredients — and exactly what Paleo dieters are looking for in a baked treat.

Whether you're过渡Whole30出or are grain-free, Sweet Laurel's chocolate cake mix has four simple ingredients: organic almond flour, organic cocoa, baking soda and Himalayan pink salt.

如果您购买的Sweet Laurel cake kit，you'll also get a batch of Paleo-friendly vanilla extract, which uses organic tequilla instead of other starch-based alcohols that other brands use.