I do love this is English walnuts are added or pecans.
It is a great recipe. If you have problems with the smaller size of the
cake you can double the recipe with no problem.

Alan wrote:

> On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 02:09:49 GMT, wrote:
>
>
>>18 carbs blows you away? It also has fibre from the fruits.
>
>
> I'll repeat your own detail:
>
>>Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 piece):
>>Calories: 148, Fat: 7 g, Cholesterol: 18 mg, Sodium: 231 mg,
>>Carbohydrate: 18 g, Dietary Fiber: 0 g, Sugars: 8 g, Protein: 2 g
>>Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Carbohydrate, 1-1/2 Fat
>>
>
>
> Yep, when you're eating a significant part of my daily carb input in one
> mouthful.
>
> Now, I will accept what the author claims, although I have doubts about
> the validity of her numbers, particularly kj when the thing is basically
> fat, sugar and preserved fruits. First, she doesn't claim any fibre, so
> it would be at trace levels at best.
>
> Secondly, on the possibly incorrect assumption that the 8g of sugar is
> included in the 18g of carbs that's still a lot of sugar and carbs for
> one very little slice of cake.
>
> Over here, we tend to think in percentage terms (gms per 100 gms) on our
> food labels. When you convert that it comes out at:
>
> Fat 26%
> Carbs 67% incl sugar at 30%
> Protein 7%
> Others (sodium etc) <1%
>
> And it's not just the carbs - it's which carbs. As granulated sugar and
> brown sugar both give me rapid spikes, and white flour is only just
> behind them with sweet pineapple a close third, it would be hard to find
> anything worse apart from a glucose tablet.
>
> Then again, you may have just found the perfect hypo fix; a few slices
> of this in the fridge could be invaluable.
>
> Cheers Alan, T2, Oz.
> dx May 2002 , A1C 5.8, no meds, diet and not enough exercise.
> I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience.
> Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be
> an expensive teacher.
>
> --
> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.