VeraBlue
Executive Chef
I've been exercising like a fiend lately...and eating a diet low in fat and sugar and high in vegetables, fruits and lean proteins. Since July 9th, I've dropped close to 15 pounds. Great for me.
I don't feel deprived since I'm seeing such nice results, but I want a sweet treat from time to time. Sure, I do the sugar free/fat free jello, and the 100 calorie pack cookies...but, I'm a chef. I like to bake. I miss that.
Anyone have any input on actually baking with spenda? I made a lemon angel food cake this morning with 10 egg whites, a cup of cake flour, lemon zest and while the recipe called for a cup and a half of sugar, I used a cup and a half of splenda. The cake didn't rise. It seems soft enough, but not as airy as your typical angel food cake, which rises to the top and over.
Had I used sugar, 1/14 of the cake would have had 130 cals, no fat, 3 grams of protein and I think 22 grams of sugar. If it tastes fine (and how could it not?) I may be willing to overlook height for diminished calories and sugar grams.
Now, if this was a muffin, I'd have been disappointed. I like a muffin that has a bit of height.
I don't feel deprived since I'm seeing such nice results, but I want a sweet treat from time to time. Sure, I do the sugar free/fat free jello, and the 100 calorie pack cookies...but, I'm a chef. I like to bake. I miss that.
Anyone have any input on actually baking with spenda? I made a lemon angel food cake this morning with 10 egg whites, a cup of cake flour, lemon zest and while the recipe called for a cup and a half of sugar, I used a cup and a half of splenda. The cake didn't rise. It seems soft enough, but not as airy as your typical angel food cake, which rises to the top and over.
Had I used sugar, 1/14 of the cake would have had 130 cals, no fat, 3 grams of protein and I think 22 grams of sugar. If it tastes fine (and how could it not?) I may be willing to overlook height for diminished calories and sugar grams.
Now, if this was a muffin, I'd have been disappointed. I like a muffin that has a bit of height.