Thread: Cous Cous cake..

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.[/QUOTE]


Could you use FF fromage frais instead as I can't get quark here
Jayne

Jayne, I am sure you can. Give it a try. It should come up fine!

I had a go at the yoghurty ones. They would have been fine if I had found cous cous in Tesco! I plumped for bulgar wheat as a substitute and it was way-hay-hay too grainy. Oh well...

I just made some cherry and almond ones.

1 cup couscous
1.5 cups boiling water
2 (small) pots Diet Activia (Cherry flavour)
2 beaten eggs
Frozen black cherries defrosted and cut in half (syns as will be cooked)
Almond essence
Sweetner (6 heaped tablespoons)

Add water to couscous and soak til water abosorbed

Add all other ingredients and make into a batter

Pout in muffin tin and cook at Gas Mark 8 for about half an hour (til browned)

Have eaten three so far. Think will put more almond essence and sweetener in next time.

how do you make the savoury ones? xx

Thanks Kate

So i would just do this recipe

1 cup of couscous
1 1/2 cups of water
5 Tbsp sweetner
1 egg
1 tub of mullerlite yogurt (Vanilla or Toffee are the best) - 1 tub of greek yoghurt instead?
1 Slug of vanilla essence for fun!


minus the yoghurt, how much cheese would you put in it if you were making them? xx

thanks very much, think i'll try this tonight, dont have a loaf tin though, should really invest in one, so might just have to make the wee muffins again. xx

I used to use a loaf tin but now buy those disposable foil loaf tins. I bought them from a pound shop. Six for a pound and no washing up!

Originally Posted by Katykoos

Hey Stephie, I would do

1 cup of couscous
1 cups of water
1 egg
1 tub of greek yoghurt
1 small onion
a handful of grated cheese (I have wee hands so maybe a handful and a bit)
S & P and a bit of garlic (crushed or powder)

I made it in a loaf tin and then had slices for dinner with a salad or some roasted veg (as its a bit chilly these days)

You could use any cheese really, oooh i quite fancy blue cheese and bacon (I would use the HeA and HeB option amounts in that case)

Yumtastic!
xx

i've got this in the oven just now, minus the onion, i really dont know if i'm going to like this though . xxx

sorry chick, i didn't like them at all, i had to throw it all away, thanks anyway though. xxx

I made the lemon cake last night - I have a picture of it but I don't know how to attach it.....I didn't use Quark in it I mixed it with some lemon juice and smeared it over the top - what would have happened if I used the Quark in the batter mix and not for on the top of it? xx

I'm addicted to cous cous - is it good for you?

I love the cous cous muffins made with toffee muller but am going to try the lemony ones. Going out to walk dogs then make lemony ones and settle down with a nice cup of tea and a slice mmmm! Now where's my wellies?

Couscous muffins sound nice, will have to experiment

I made the mincemeat (sweet) one tonight, very tasty. I like the idea of the savoury ones too, especially in indervidual bun tins, a cheese scone alternative. I'm sticking with the cous cous being free. seeing as i wouldnt eat the whole cake in one go, even a quarter of the cake is only 1oz cous cous and i'd eat more than that in a meal as free!