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 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!)
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!
A nice carrot (and orange) sponge, overpowered a little by
the icing – which was deemed by the majority to be too
sweet.
Per Slice†
Per 100g
CALORIES
80kcal
277kcal
FAT
0.8g
2.7g
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.
Per Bar†
Per 100g
CALORIES
142kcal
394kcal
FAT
4.8g
13.3g
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.
Per Slice†
Per 100g
CALORIES
89kcal
291kcal
FAT
0.7g
2.2g
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.
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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