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Written by David & Holly Jones
manafromdevon.com Tel.01803 752943
ne of the great joys for us of cooking and the food industry in general is there’s always such a lot to learn. An even greater pleasure is when we’re being taught something new by some-
one we used to teach! When we moved down here a million years ago to do the catering at the RDYC (OK, 2002 but it seems an age away) we had a gaggle of teenagers to call on for help, one of whom was a young Frankie King. Now Frankie Crewes, a teacher and with 2 daughters of her own (thanks
Frankie – that’s all making us feel rather old) she has started up her own cake business and more specifi- cally cake mix to send through the post. No more cupcakes, I hear you scream. However, these are cakes with a difference. Frankly Keto Cakes has been created to satisfy a sweet tooth for those on a low carb diet and as our house is endlessly full of homemade bread that’s not some- thing we know about; we met up with Frankie to find out what she’s up to and, err, to eat cake!
MFD – Hi Frankie, can you tell us about your new business and how it came about? FC - I created Frankly Keto Cakes due to my frustrations with not be- ing able to find many low carb, low sugar, naturally made ‘sweet treats’ that didn’t have a huge amount of ingredients in. Cake was something I missed
and I really craved the ‘naughtiness’ of eating something unhealthy. So rather than fall off the wagon and revert back to my old ways of eating far too much sugar, I endeavoured to make my own low carb, low sugar cakes that fitted in with a Keto lifestyle.
MFD - What are the basics of a Keto diet? FC - The Ketogenic (Keto) Lifestyle is a low carb, moderate protein, high fat lifestyle. It can help the body burn fat more effectively: I am not a health professional but I understand the theory behind is that when the body is taking in too many carbohydrates and too much protein the body turns it into blood sugar which therefore spikes our insulin levels if not used for energy. Excess carbohydrate and protein which hasn’t been used will then turn to stored fat. Eating a high fat, moderate protein, low carb diet helps to keeps our insulin levels low
and our body then uses stored fat for energy - you should obviously check with your doctor that it’s OK for you to follow. A Keto diet/ lifestyle can benefit people who would like to lose weight, improve general health and has even been known to support Type 2 Diabetes reversal.
MFD - Tell us about the in- gredients – what do you use instead of sugar and flour? FC - Instead of sugar we use Eryth- ritol which is a zero calorie, natural sugar replacement. It is a naturally derived extract from fruits and plants and tastes just like sugar.
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