On Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:45:25 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:
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> > > Exactly. Not everyone has a reason to count carbs. My world certainly
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> > > doesn't revolve around it. The thing that bothers me is the recipe says
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> > > "1 bottle" (?!) of cooking spray. I sincerely doubt it would take an
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> > > entire can (heh) of cooking spray to coat a 13x9 baking pan. Were I to
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> > > make this I'd just brush the pan with oil.
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> > But the recipe is called "low sugar" and it has tons of sugar from
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> Susan, get a grip. It doesn't say *low* sugar, it says *less* sugar.
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> Less than what, we don't know.
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> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Susan and sf, you are both right in that the recipe itself does say "low sugar" but it really meant lower sugar than what you normally find in the traditional sticky rice cake or the "year cake". Even though the red bean paste and craisins both have a lot of sugar, but it's adding just 1/4 cup of craisins (low sugar Ocrean Spray craisins have 14g sugar) and 1/4 cup of Sukina red bean paste which is also the lower sugar kind of red bean paste (I am guessing 1/4 cup has 10-20 grams of sugar). The added less than 1/8 cup of sugar converts to 20-25 grams of sugar. Together with the sugar in the red bean paste and craisins, the total sugar added is less than 1/4 cup (50 grams) or less. In a normal sticky rice cake recipe, you will see recommended sugar between 1/2 to 1 cup.


The final product of this recipe really tastes light. The contrast between the nearly unsweetened dough and the occasional sweet red bean bits and craisins created a kind of layered flavor that is actually quite pleasing. I once brought this cake to a Chinese party. Some sweet toothed people there even put out a plate of sugar to dip this cake with it!