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Katykoos · 4th December, 2009

Hey Caza

When I have them I count the sweet muffins as free on a green day as Cous Cous is free. I only ever I have one at a time (I could eat more :-)). I syn the savoury ones I make and that’s only cos I add cheese.

They are really yummy....top tip - don't put too much water in and if there's abit of extra water after about 5 mins of soaking the Cous Cous drain it off. Sloppy, wet muffins are not a good look! Ha

xx

Caza · 4th December, 2009

Okay dokey my lovely - are you able to get a single muffin tin or do you just just the ones with a few muffin tins on (the metal ones) - do you grease them and if so what with?

Katykoos · 4th December, 2009

That recipe makes about 6 or 12 muffins depending on what size tray you have. I reckon you can use muffin cases if you can me bothered , otherwise just give the tray a spritz with frylight and your away.

Kate x

malaika · 4th December, 2009

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Originally Posted by Caza

Hey Malaika
I made your lemon cous cous cake last night - but I think I may have used the wrong round cake tin - 'cos when I let it cool IT SHRUNK to about 1 inch in thickness - what am I doing wrong? Also, do I have to use quark or could I use golden syrup instead? Maybe next time you make one, could you post a picture on here? xx

I bake mine in those disposable foil little loaf tins (small loaf size, I guess, approx 8ins x 4ins and 2 inches deep). The cake comes out about 1 1/2 inches deep.

You will have to have the quark. The honey would not do, though you could substitute the sweetener with the honey if you prefer that.
I have just finished eating the mincemeat couscous cake which, out of the two I prefer!
I'll put pics up next time I make either.

Caza · 4th December, 2009

Kate
Do the muffins rise then if you don't use baking powder?

*Cherry On Top* · 4th December, 2009

i tried the basic cous cous muffins with vanilla mullerlight, but found them to be a bit yuck- just tasted like sloppy couscous with vanilla mullerlight on (which i dont particularly like) however i might have a go at the lemony ones, they sound nice!

Katykoos · 4th December, 2009

Nope Caza, I don't use baking powder...just as the recipe.

You might want to make some and see how you feel, whether you need more sweetner etc...also try different flavours but as I said before the only tip I have is not too much water.

I've brought some almond essence this week so I'm going to try it with a cherry yogurt? Who knows...it might be fab!!

Kate x

Frontier-Phil · 4th December, 2009

We have been told that cous-cous is to be syned from some while b ack in the summer. Its a shame as the syns are too high to bother with. i loved the bread pudding like one.

Phil x

stephie0611 · 4th December, 2009

i've just made the lemon cous cous cakes just now for the first time, i was a bit weiry about trying it, but it was yummy, just gave one to my mum also who really liked it, said it tasted like lemon drizzle cake lol.

I didn't use baking powder in mine. xx

How do you make the savoury ones with the cheese? xx

ilovelife · 4th December, 2009

i dont know how you can eat cous cous cake - it makes me gag!

Gemmy_Lou · 4th December, 2009

There is a thread on here somewhere (I can't seem to find it) which is the official decision from SW about cous cous cake.

They said that because the cous cous is being made up as the packet directs and then having ingredients added to it it is fine to treat the cous cous as free. I think they said that once the cous cous was made up (with water) it was down to the consumer to decide what goes in it.

Therefore you don't need to syn the cous cous in cous cous cake!!

malaika · 5th December, 2009

Gemmy Lou is right. I can't find the thread either but one of our members wrote to SW headquarters and they responded basically saying that couscous is still free as long as you prepare it as per instructions on the packet. What you add to it is up to you.
I think that it has to be synned if it's actually ground up like flour.

beccy_bebe · 5th December, 2009

hey ladies - i tried the cherry one - i added wild cherry muller and a spoon of almond extract....not too hot i'm afraid - they went a funny colour and didn't really taste of much.... the mincemeat ones were lush tho - def worth the syns!

stephie0611 · 5th December, 2009

just found that thread yous were looking for http://www.minimins.com/slimming-wor...cake-last.html (HQ gave answer on couscous cake at last!!!)

malaika · 5th December, 2009

Thank you Stephie!

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