How To Make Barbados Black Sugar Cake

dark brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: light brown sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds flavor.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories.

Start by pouring 1 cup of water into a saucepan.

Add hard cinnamon, ginger, and a dried bay leaf to the water.

Bring the water to a boil to extract flavors from the spices.

Remove the hard cinnamon and bay leaf after boiling, leaving the ginger in the water.

Add 3 cups of sugar to the boiling water and stir until the sugar melts down.

Prepare a surface with parchment or wax paper, sprinkling it with a little water to prevent sticking.

Add 2 cups of coconut to the sugar water and stir continuously until the liquid dries up.

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