"Yummy Vanilla Cake and Fudge Frosting for Diabetics"

Tonight I am posting a recipe from the Spenda webpage because I have had a lot of requests from people for recipes for Diabetics. I am a diabetic and have a lot of problems with trying to avoid my own baking because I love it. But I have to be careful and I know a lot of people who can not have regular sugar at all. So in fairness, all should have great recipes for baking and just because you have diabetes doesn't mean you can't have something that taste sweet and great at the same time. So once per month I am going to test a recipe from the Splenda website and post it if it taste good. This is the first and it is really good.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes
Serves: 16 Submitted by: Maker of SPLENDA® Sweetener Products

"Try this version of yellow cake that is made with less than half of the sugar of regular cake but still tastes great.
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Ingredients

1 cup SPLENDA® Sugar Blend
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups buttermilk, divided
4 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour 2 eight-inch cake pans. Set aside.
2. Place SPLENDA® Sugar Blend for Baking, flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a medium bowl. Stir until well blended.
3. Cut butter into chunks. Add to flour mixture. Mix at medium speed until mixture is crumbly in appearance (about one minute).
4. Pour 1/4 cup buttermilk into the flour mixture. Mix at low speed until blended.
5. Blend remaining buttermilk, egg yolks, and vanilla together in a small bowl. Add 1/2 of the mixture to the flour mixture. Mix at medium high speed until well blended (about 30-45 seconds). Scrape sides of bowl. Add remaining milk mixture. Mix until well blended. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again if necessary, to remove any lumps.
6. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
7. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool for 15 minutes on rack before removing from pans. Once cool, frost as desired.
Note
Serving Size: 1 slice (1/16 of cake

Chocolate fudge icing


Rich Chocolate Frosting
Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Cook Time: 6 Minutes
Serves: 16
Submitted by: Maker of SPLENDA® Sweetener Products
"Smoother than velvet"
Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
3/4 cup milk
6 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Sprinkle gelatin over cold milk in a small saucepan; let stand 1 minute. Cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves (about 2 minutes). Add chocolate and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes.
2. Combine SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener, salt, and chocolate syrup; stir into gelatin mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and let stand 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 5 to 8 minutes or until mixture is spreading consistency. Do not over beat.

Note
Serving Size: 2 tablespoons frosting

Nutrition Info
Servings Per Recipe: 18
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 60
Calories from Fat: 30
Total Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 40mg
Total Carbs: 8g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 7g
Protein: 1g
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Nutrition Info Cake
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 250
Calories from Fat: 90
Total Fat: 10g
Saturated Fat: 6g
Cholesterol: 75mg
Sodium: 180mg
Total Carbs: 33g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 13g
Protein: 4g
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