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Low Calorie Cake Slices

 

The team were (again!) eager to get their teeth into something a little tempting - and cake slices seemed like the perfect treat. With so many brands offering low calorie alternatives we thought it could be time to have your cake and eat it too! 


Carrot Cake Slice

Carrot Cake Slices, Be Good to Yourself, Sainsbury's*

Delightfully moist carrot slices with a light consistency. The panel particularly liked the yogurt flavoured icing, and felt it complimented the carrot sponge. Unlike most of the other slices tasted these were not artificially sweet and would make a lovely treat. (They're, surprisingly, the lowest in fat and calories per slice!)

4 out of 5

Per Slice†

Per 100g

CALORIES

64kcal

239kcal

FAT

0.5g

3.2g


Chocolate Flavour Cake Slice

Chocolate Flavour Cake Slices, Eat Smart, Safeway*

If you're more of a chocolate-type, these are the best by far… Imagine chocolate fudge sponge topped with a gooey chocolatey icing and white chocolate flakes - and these are just that! Not only did they appear the most appetizing of the chocolate slices, they also tasted the most appetizing. Try them!
4 out of 5

Per Slice†

Per 100g

CALORIES

95kcal

340kcal

FAT

0.7g

2.4g


Carrot and Orange Cake Slice

Carrot & Orange Cake Slices, Healthy Eating, Tesco*

A nice carrot (and orange) sponge, overpowered a little by the icing – which was deemed by the majority to be too sweet. 

3 out of 5

Per Slice†

Per 100g

CALORIES

80kcal

277kcal

FAT

0.8g

2.7g


Chocolate Cake Bar

 

Chocolate Dream Cake Bars, Go Ahead, McVities*

Appetizing looking cake bars, which come individually wrapped (ideal for popping in your pack up / bag). The chocolate sponge had a pleasant vanilla cream centre, but was spoilt by an artificial tasting chocolate coating. Note: These are also significantly higher in fat and calories than any of the others.

2 out of 5

Per Bar†

Per 100g

CALORIES

142kcal

394kcal

FAT

4.8g

13.3g


Chocolate and Orange Cake Slice

Low Fat Chocolate & Orange Slices, Lite & Low*

Chocolate sponge slices with a squidgy (orange) layer in the centre and a chocolate icing topping. They were far too sweet for our panel - like eating a "mouthful of sugar", not at all chocolatey. Strongly disliked.

1 out of 5

Per Slice†

Per 100g

CALORIES

89kcal

291kcal

FAT

0.7g

2.2g


Chocolate and Orange Cake Slice

Chocolate and Orange Slices, Good for You, Asda*

Extremely similar to the Lite & Low slice. The panel again disliked these because they were far too sugary. Not recommended. 
1 out of 5

Per Slice†

Per 100g

CALORIES

83kcal

281kcal

FAT

0.8g

2.8g


†Retailer's Recommended Portion Size

Conclusion

The panel singled out Be Good to Yourself's Carrot Slices and Eat Smart's Chocolate Flavour slices as undoubtedly better than the other brands. If you're looking for something low calorie and cake-like, and value taste and substance, these two are the ones to try.

 

 

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Published: 16/03/2007

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