Question:
My birthday is coming up and my wife would like to make me a cake that I
could eat more than just a teenie-weenie piece of.
Last week she made a chocolate cake from a recipe we got from the makers
of sugartwin. She did make peanut butter frosting which I love.
We each ate one 2" x 2" piece and found it so dry and tasteless that she
threw it in the garbage. (Would have put it out for the birds and
squirrels if it hadn't been that day that we got those terrible 6"
rains.)
She has been trying to find recipes for deserts that taste good, but
aren't high in carbs.
I am about due to make up another batch of guspacho. Low carbs.
Delicious taste. Satisfying for my supper and hers when she is at work.
Answer:
it's called Lilaloves Chocolate Cake, and it's really good.
Lilaloves Chocolate Cake
1 cup soy flour (or Dr. Atkins bake mix)
1 cup Splenda
1 to 2 T cocoa, depending on how chocolately you like it
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3 TBLS sour cream
½ c vegetable oil
¼ cup water
¼ cup whipping cream
¼ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Mix flour, Splenda, baking powder, cocoa,and set aside.
Beat eggs until light yellow in color, about 2 minutes
Add sour cream, whipping cream and water, and
blend until mixed.
Stir in flour mixture, with the vegetable oil. Add vanilla,
mix until all incorporated. Grease a 9" square pan. Pour batter into pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Serve with the following frosting if
desired.
Take 1 and ½ cups of Splenda and place in a food processor. Process it,
until it resembles powdered sugar.
Mix in 1 to 2 TBLS cocoa, and set aside. Take ½ cup of cold butter and beat
in a mixing bowl, about 3 minutes Gradually add the Splenda Mixture. Beat
until smooth and spreadable.
If it is a little stiff, add a few drops of whipping cream. If too thin add
a little more processed Splenda. Add 1 t vanilla flavoring. Spread on cooled
cake. Store in refrigerator.
Without frosting the whole cake has about 35 grams of carbohydrates.
Without any frosting it is very moist and is really good, but for the real
cake and frosting effect, try it with the frosting.
