Hi, what oil do you use? Would it work ok with olive, avocado or coconut oil?
Jessica Fisher
I usually use avocado oil in baking.
Jennifer Hoffman
I wish my husband liked chocolate!! May have to make a half batch for me and the kiddo 😉
Sandi
That sounds fun to try. Pure maple syrup is so much more expensive than even the raw sugar, I don’t think I would use this on a regular basis due to budgetary constraints, but it would be a fun “science experiment” to see the difference.
Jessica Fisher
It is, though I found a screaming deal on it at Costco and stocked up. These cakes have literally been our only sweet baked good for this tale end of the sugar fast because it’s not “cheap”. But, it’s also a natural control because we won’t overdo.
Janet
I am curious why you use maple syrup and honey but not granulated sugar. As a diabetic my husband counts carbs and the difference between the three is not much. All his diabetic counseling says to treat all three as sugars.
Jessica Fisher
We’ve been on a sugar fast for the past six weeks, so even though these natural sweeteners may still be “sugars” in one sense, we’ve been avoiding cane sugar and other processed sweeteners. If you use granulated sugar in the cake recipe, they will have a brownie-like texture.
Jill
Hi, what oil do you use? Would it work ok with olive, avocado or coconut oil?
Jessica Fisher
I usually use avocado oil in baking.
Jennifer Hoffman
I wish my husband liked chocolate!! May have to make a half batch for me and the kiddo 😉
Sandi
That sounds fun to try. Pure maple syrup is so much more expensive than even the raw sugar, I don’t think I would use this on a regular basis due to budgetary constraints, but it would be a fun “science experiment” to see the difference.
Jessica Fisher
It is, though I found a screaming deal on it at Costco and stocked up. These cakes have literally been our only sweet baked good for this tale end of the sugar fast because it’s not “cheap”. But, it’s also a natural control because we won’t overdo.
Janet
I am curious why you use maple syrup and honey but not granulated sugar. As a diabetic my husband counts carbs and the difference between the three is not much. All his diabetic counseling says to treat all three as sugars.
Jessica Fisher
We’ve been on a sugar fast for the past six weeks, so even though these natural sweeteners may still be “sugars” in one sense, we’ve been avoiding cane sugar and other processed sweeteners. If you use granulated sugar in the cake recipe, they will have a brownie-like texture.