The Cake Cleanse is a new diet where you can eat gateau for breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Forget a detox, now there's a cake cleanse: The new diet that lets you eat dessert for breakfast, lunch and dinner - and STILL lose weight

Deborah Schipper, 40, struggled with giving up treats when dieting
She created the Cake Cleanse - a program that includes healthy sweets
Ms Schipper says participants can eat cake for breakfast and be healthy
The program has helped her with insomnia and debilitating skin issues
Recipes include mug cakes, chocolate gateaus, cupcakes and pancakes

Published: 10:07 EST, 17 October 2015 | Updated: 11:32 EST, 17 October 2015

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A cleanse is the perfect way to re-charge and re-boot after a long winter - but for some, the idea of fasting or doing a juice program simply isn't sustainable.

Deborah Schipper, a self-confessed Sydney foodie and lover of sweets, has answered the prayers of every struggling dieter with her new 'cake cleanse' program.

'I had a number of really serious health issues including extreme eczema, dermatitis and debilitating insomnia, and it just spiralled from there,' the 40-year-old told Daily Mail Australia.

The Cake Cleanse: Deborah Schipper, 40, created the Cake Cleanse after struggling to give up sweets

'Life is there to enjoy food': Ms Schipper had issues with her skin and severe insomnia, so created the Cake Cleanse after years of struggling with topical treatments, juice cleanses and fasts

'I wasn't getting answers and I knew I would have to put in a lot of effort with it so I started really looking into my diet.'

After trying multiple cleanses and struggling with hunger and energy levels, Ms Schipper decided to try something new.

'I've always been reasonably healthy but the sweet treats and processed foods snuck in as I got busy with work and needed an energy boost,' Ms Schipper said.

'I could never give them up': Ms Schipper loved to treat herself (pictured before she started the cleanse)

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY COOKIES AND CREAM CUPS?

INGREDIENTS

• 6 dates, pitted

• 30ml/1.0fl oz light coconut milk

• 80g/2.8oz desiccated coconut

• 2 tsp cacao powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 600g/21.2oz low fat Greek Yoghurt

PREPARATION

1. Line a tray with baking parchment paper.

2. Add the dates and coconut milk to the food processorand blend into a smooth paste.

3. Add the desiccatedcoconut, cacao powder, salt, and vanilla and blend until combined and crumbly.

4. Spoon out a teaspoon even each time and press firmly with hands to form mini cookies.

5. Place on the tray in the fridge and allow to set for at least an hour.

6. Place 150 grams each (1 serving) of Greek yoghurt into 4 cups or small bowls, dunk cookies and sprinkle crumbles over the yoghurt.

'I love sweets and I knew I could never give them up - life is there to enjoy food and I wanted to enjoy food but didn't want to give up the foods that I loved.'

So with a goal in mind, Ms Schipper created the Cake Cleanse - a four week program and recipe book that allows participants to eat healthy and nutritious mud cakes, cupcakes, brownies and other sweet treats as part of their daily meal plan.

'It's all about a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner but it's also about bad foods turned good - so it has things like pancakes as well that are actually really good for you,' Ms Schipper said, who has a background in health and beauty.

'I'm happier and have more energy': Ms Schipper eats healthy and nutritious cakes as part of her daily meal plan - each of them made up of hidden vegetables and beneficial ingredients

Every day treats: The recipes include energy bites (left) and chocolate cakes with healthy frosting (right)

'I would say that since eating this way my skin issues and my insomnia are 90 per cent better, I'm happier, have more energy and look forward to every single day - and I never have to worry about my weight again!'

For Ms Schipper, the mug cakes, made with almond and coconut flour, are her favourite recipes.

'You can have cake for breakfast and be healthy. With the mug cakes you can have them in the morning for breakfast and you are full until lunch time,' Ms Schipper said.

'Kids love them as well': Ms Schipper says the recipes are a great alternative for kids who love sweet snacks

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY MEMORY MUG CAKES?

INGREDIENTS

• ½ very ripe banana

• 1 egg

• 3 Tbsp light coconut milk

• 1 tsp coconut oil, melted

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1 Tbsp coconut flour

• ½ Tbsp granulated stevia

• ¼ tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp baking soda

• 12 blueberries

PREPARATION

1.Grease a large microwave proof mug.

2. In a bowl, mash the banana until smooth and add the egg, coconut milk, coconut oil and vanilla and whisk together and with a fork.

3. Add the coconut flour, stevia, cinnamon, and baking powder and mix well.

4. Stir in the blueberries and pour the mixture into the cup.

5. Microwave for 1½ minutes.

6. Enjoy directly from the mug or tip upside down onto a plate.

The Cake Cleanse and meal plan is available online

'You can make them in a minute and take the ingredients to work with you...the blueberry one tastes like a delicious warm blueberry pudding.'

All recipes making up the Cake Cleanse program are backed by Sydney nutritionist Jennifer May.

'Even my nutritionist said the mug cake kept her full until lunch,' Ms Schipper said, 'and her lunch time isn't until two.'

'With these cakes you have them and you have set up a good day of healthy eating and kids love them as well...they are full of hidden vegetables and they have no idea.'

The Cake Cleanse recipe book and nutrition program is available online now.