Would this work?

[Mishy1234]

DS2 is 1 next week and I was thinking of making his birthday cake. I don't want to make one of my usual iced creations, so was thinking of a simple victoria sponge with cream inside and on top with strawberries to decorate. To minimise the sugar content, I was thinking of making just a crushed strawberry sauce to go inside instead of jam (no sugar like a couli) or even just sliced strawberries.

Do you think that would work? I don't think I'll reduce the sugar in the cake itself (unless you think I'd get away with it), but don't want to add sugar elsewhere if I can help it (so DS2 and his friends can have some).

Sounds delicious, can I have a slice? Sure it would work.

How about just cream in the middle and on the top with the strawberries to decorate?

A Coulis might be a bit too wet?

Or a reduced sugar jam?

Would the cream not result in a barrier that would stop the wetness getting through? That was my thought process (which was distracted by the droolingness)

i think whipped cream and sliced strawberries in the middle and maybe just the tiniest dusting of icing sugar on top would be yummy. you could assemble it just before you eat it thern you won't have to worry about it going soggy.

A cream barrier? Hmm, but the top sponge would still get soggy I think.

I think littleomar has the best suggestion. Unless op fancies going down a different route quite interesting I like the idea of substituting the sugar in the cake with fruit (but would totally avoid artificial sweeteners TBH)

Or you could decide that using your normal cake filling might not cause permanent/potentially life-threatening damage to your one year-old.

Thanks for all the ideas!

applechutney - DS2 has already had his fill of sugary cakes (courtesy of his brother who likes feeding him!), but a lot of the other babies are a bit younger (10m) and their parents are avoiding too much sugar.

ShirleyKnot - thanks for the link. Some good ideas there.

Love the link but since when was a cake containing molasses considered "no sugar"?

Our local cake shop does a really nice sponge cake with cream + pineapple in the filling and cream and strawberries on the top. I can tell you now, it is delicious.