Thanks for all the compliments on the cake. And it certainly wasn't calorie or sugar free!! Freda, it was a white cake mix doctored up with extra eggs, oil and pudding. It was very moist and had a strawberry filling. Of course there was tons of icing on the cake as that is the artistic medium for cakes. It was way too sweet for me so I had a little piece from the center with only the top frosted and I didn't eat all the icing. I'm looking at a Swiss or Italian butter cream frosting for DS's cake as they say that's not as sweet. So I have more experimenting to do in the next few months.
Miss Loud, I'll gladly come to New Zealand to do your cake. I'll eagerly await my air ticket in the mail. Drat, you said I could send the cake and not me.
And, yes have a snack after tea (supper for those not of a British background) if your calories are too low for the day. Some people ration their calories during the day into several smaller meals. I, myself, like 3 square meals a day but if I'm too low I'll have a low fat cheese stick, a piece of fruit or a glass of skim milk, etc to fill in the extra calories if need be.
I'm now on a new project making little gift bags for wedding favors for DS's wedding. Lot's of work for a wedding but I'm retired and barred in at home during the winter with bad weather and taking care of mom so it keeps me busy, if not driving me insane, ha, ha.
Must go eat some of my vegetable soup I made for dinner, make a few more bags and get in a workout. Catch you all later.
