These are the antioxidant compounds that are responsible for the purple and red pigments. Little adjustments such as these will still produce a yummy result.īlueberries reign supreme in the world of antioxidants as they are an excellent source of anthocyanidins. If you want to cut down on the fat, omit the walnuts and replace them with rolled oats. If you don't want to use sugar, go ahead and replace the sugar with maple syrup in the cake, but use the sugar in topping. It is delicious to have for dessert, tea, brunch, or a sweet snack. The best thing about making this cake is that you can do it without a lot of time or effort and the kids can get involved in putting it together. I was after making something that the kids would gobble up in spite of the whole wheat vegan base and it worked. But it is still made with sugar and the verdict is really still out on coconut oil being good for you or not. Like so many of my recipes, I set out to make this cake to be a little healthier than your standard white butter cake by using whole wheat flour and coconut oil instead. Eating them on their own, with cereal, or thrown into smoothies is always my preference, but when you have 2-3 pounds of them in the refrigerator it is fun to play with them. They are not only at their peak of flavor, but are at their lowest price of the season as well. I have not been able to stop buying blueberries for the past few weeks.
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