tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post7978135890065179007..comments2024-01-10T04:48:38.766-05:00Comments on Procrastination Station | Author Vanessa Jaye: The end is nighvanessa jayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-50459616966804996622009-11-17T19:06:31.884-05:002009-11-17T19:06:31.884-05:00Lynn, one good think about using the Betty Crocker...Lynn, one good think about using the Betty Crocker mix as a jump off, I think it had a helluva lot less fat/calories than baking from scratch. But if I was baking from scratch I'd looking into low cal/fat alternatives. I used low fat cream cheese for the icing and had no problem with the taste/consistencyvanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-80439007979320566922009-11-15T10:00:20.495-05:002009-11-15T10:00:20.495-05:00My guy and I love carrot cake too, but the fat con...My guy and I love carrot cake too, but the fat content in most recipes has kept it off our diet-ok list (even the one Cooking Light put out in their mag had way too much fat in it.) But now that there's fat-free cream cheese at the market, and I'm learning how to replace the butter & eggs in high-fat recipes with applesauce or canola oil, I'm tempted to try to come up with my own low-fat version.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-20175252825420346542009-11-14T11:35:22.586-05:002009-11-14T11:35:22.586-05:00Pam & Tara, I like the way you guys think! Car...Pam & Tara, I like the way you guys think! Carrots are healthy, there's dairy in the frosting and the raisins are fruit! I feel slimmer already. ;-Dvanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-50428824237460900792009-11-13T06:16:16.168-05:002009-11-13T06:16:16.168-05:00I refuse to think that vegies add to the size of m...I refuse to think that vegies add to the size of my butt, even in cake.Tara Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-57433383231999797922009-11-12T14:18:29.906-05:002009-11-12T14:18:29.906-05:00I LOVE carrot cake, especially the frosting. MMMMm...I LOVE carrot cake, especially the frosting. MMMMmmmmm..... Don't worry, it's healthy cake :)Pamela Fryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719171690993423446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-82699482434429354522009-11-11T19:14:17.017-05:002009-11-11T19:14:17.017-05:00Ha! I didn't even notice the number on the sca...Ha! I didn't even notice the number on the scales. Definitely not me! *g*<br /><br />Aztec, let's just say I dream of wining the lottery....vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-84061590246747878242009-11-10T22:01:27.048-05:002009-11-10T22:01:27.048-05:00And (part 2) I'll be making carrot cake from s...And (part 2) I'll be making carrot cake from scratch next time. I had to cut the cake to fit the storage container, and the texture doesn't look as 'dense' as real carrot cake. Don't know what the flavour is like.vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8664187.post-89364393276855644442009-11-10T21:04:28.784-05:002009-11-10T21:04:28.784-05:00And now that I've baked the damn thing, I don&...And now that I've baked the damn thing, I don't feel like eating any.vanessa jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059178422559443067noreply@blogger.com