Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: What's Cooking? - Week of 5/16/05

I made SharonMello's IBS Peppermint Fudge Cake Revised for Weight Watchers. In the interest of full disclosure, I used 2 5x9 loaf pans instead of the bundt pan called for in the recipe. In retrospect, I should have used just 1 loaf pan - I ended up with 2 very, very short cakes.The cake was done in 25 minutes. I don't think this error affected the flavor, but just so you know. Anyhow...

The first time I made this cake I made it just the way Heather said to in EFI. It was way too peppermint-y for me and for my DH.
The second time, I made Heather's EFI recipe, but cut the peppermint extract from 1 Tablespoon to 1 teaspoon. I could really taste the applesauce, so that didn't work.
Now, I've tried this variation by SharonMello. I don't taste the applesauce nor do I taste the prunes, and the texture is wonderful, but it doesn't taste chocolate-y to me or to my DH.

I'm not sure where I'm going to go with this. I'm considering trying SharonMello's variation again, but increasing the cocoa powder and maybe substituting canola oil for some of the applesauce. On the other hand, maybe this cake just isn't for me and I should give up.

My DH says, "Three strikes and you're out."

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[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]

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