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Default Diabetic wedding cake?


"Lori" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:15:47 GMT, "Vox Humana" >
> wrote:
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> Many thanks for the replies. I've considered cheesecake, but would
> prefer a more traditional one if I can. I did a Google search after I
> posted the request (duh, why didn't I do that first?), and found the
> following recipe. It looks like it will work fairly well. I'm going
> to make the cake and both icings when I get the time and see which one
> tastes better.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Lori
>
>
>
> Diabetic Wedding Cake Recipe
>
> Ingredients:
> ***CAKE***
> 1/2 cup corn oil margarine, softened
> 1 cup fructose
> 2 whole eggs
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 3 cup cake flour
> 4 tsp baking powder
> 1/2 tsp salt, (optional)
> 1 cup skim milk
> 3 egg whites
> ***FROSTING***
> 8 oz Neufchatel cheese, room temperature
> 4 packets Equal
> 2 tbsp nonfat milk
> 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or lemon juice
> food coloring, (optional)

I haven't done the math, but this doesn't look much different from any
regular cake. Couldn't you just eat a small piece of regular cake? I think
I would be looking for a cake with Splenda or some other sugar alternative
rather than fructose.