Let Them Eat Cake

One of our dear friends from Lunch Bunch decided to be really, really nice and bake my husband a cake. It wasn’t his birthday or any occasion. She baked him what she calls a ‘Mt. Dew’ cake. She has done this before, several years ago. It was absolutely delicious, but he’s a Type II diabetic (although he denies that and says he has a sugar problem). She couldn’t figure out how to get the cake to turn out right without sugar, so that was that.

This big beautiful cake was sitting at my husband’s place at the big table at Lunch Bunch Friday. My husband being thoroughly himself took out his pocket knife and immediately cut himself a piece, ate it, and pronounced it, “delicious.'” He didn’t share, also being consistent, cutting off a second piece and eating it. Our friend explained that she had finally figured out how to make it sugar-free, maintaining the consistency. There was a cup of real Mt. Dew, which does have sugar, but a cup in a big sheet type cake isn’t much.

My husband was telling me on the way home that we would have to throw out the rest of the cake, since he isn’t supposed to have sugar. I again explained that the cake was sugar-free, with only one cup of Mt. Dew in the whole thing. He got it that time and we have enjoyed a piece of cake each evening since. And it IS delicious.

It is NOT calorie-free, however, and my indulgence has my scales not only smirking, but laughing at me with its hand over it’s mouth. We finished it last night, thank goodness, so today I will be a good girl. I’m drinking a glass of water as I type this. :0)