Re: Birthday Cakes (Was: What shoots your sugar levels through the roof?)

Jennifer wrote: 
Aside from the allergies...

Birthday cakes fall under special dietary regulations:

Modern research has determined that "Birthday Cake", ie:  A highly
decorated sweet flour/fat/sugar based dessert, generally festooned with
YOUR name, has NO CALORIES, NO CARBS, AND NO FAT.

Shocking?  Sure.

But it appears, the joy felt once a year when we eat a piece of this
comestible surrounded by our loved ones immediately dissipates all
CALORIES, CARBS AND FAT!

There are a few important caveats:

1.  It must be YOUR birthday.

2.  You must only have ONE birthday a year.

3.  Cake must be consumed AFTER appropriate musical accompaniment ("Happy
Birthday" or "For He/She's a Jolly Good Fellow/Person" or the like).

4.  Candles, while low carb, low calorie and low fat must NOT be
consumed... especially when lit.

5.  BEWARE!  Foods consumed before and after cake maintain their original
carb, fat and calorie count.

This has been brought to you as a public service announcement.

Jennifer

Yes, the "Ice Cream AND Cake" variable was addressed in the study.

Should "Ice Cream AND Cake" be consumed, as separate items, each will
release HALF of it's calories, carbs and fats.   So an option would be to
only eat the HALF that is now CCF-FREE.   Determining which half is now
CCF-FREE is easy... it's the half closest to you.

As for an "Ice Cream Cake" ie:  Baskin Robbins/Haggan Daz/Carvel... normal
sized slices fall under the original CCF-FREE study and can be consumed
with pleasure.

Hope that clears it up.

Trinity wrote:

Can't say that I have.
Do share! :)
Trinity

Mary wrote:

Have you ever had crazy cake?

Trinity wrote:

I haven't had a "real" b-day cake since I was 13. Been allergic to eggs ever since. :(

Trinity

Mary wrote:

Not too good for those of us who are allergic to eggs!  :)

Mary+

Nicky wrote:

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"Nicky" <ukc802466929@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

OTOH, chocolate cake is surprisingly kind : )

Nicky.


No way!!! Really? Quit teasing me! It ain't fair, I live for chocolate cake, or used to anyway....







This is now my regular birthday cake recipe. Problem is, the calories don't go away with the flour - you have been warned : )

 I've lost the attribution, apologies to whoever I nicked it off!

Nicky.
Flourless Chocolate Cake
This cake is really really good. I believe it's from an Emeril cookbook. This is for the chocolate lovers out there.....
Cake
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
5 large eggs, room temp,seperated
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
Icing
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup cream
Topping
raspberries
whipped cream

6-8 servings 1 hour 4 minutes 24 mins prep

1.. Preheat oven to 350.
2.. Grease 9" springform pan with 1 Tbls.
3.. of butter, dust with flour.
4.. In metal bowl over double boiler, melt remaining butter and chocolate, remove from heat Use mixer to beat yolks together with sugar and vanilla.
5.. Beat whites and salt together until stiff.
6.. Fold chocolate mixture into yolk mixture a little at a time.
7.. Fold in egg whites.
8.. Pour into springform pan.
9.. Bake 40 minutes until spongy.
10.. Remove from oven, remove springform, cool completely.
11.. When cake is cool, prepare icing.
12.. Mix together chocolate and cream over double boiler until smooth.
13.. Spread over cake.
14.. Top with raspberries and whipped cream.









I like that Jennifer!!! hehehhe
Trinity

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