I'm hoping someone who reads my blog can help me out with this question... how do you figure out carbs for a food that is, for lack of a better word, unusual?
We get this special cake for our birthdays; it's made at a little hole-in-the-wall place, and is not like any cake we've ever had. They call it a Black Forest Cake, but it's not. It's basically made up of almond meringue, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings. It's hands down, the best cake ever.
When I went to pick it up today (for my husband's birthday), I thought I'd ask them if they had the nutritional information for the cake. Well, you would have though I'd asked for their super-secret recipe. This place is not known for their cheerful employees, or stellar customer service anyway, but this lady fixed me with the "death stare" and grunted at me when I asked if there was any way of finding out how many carbs were in the cake.
I'd love for Elise to be able to have some cake, but I just don't know how to figure out the carb count... can anyone help???
Unfortunatly, you'll probably just have to guess. And, with one so small guessing might be out of the question. I'm sure it's even more important to get her carb counts just right.
ReplyDeleteI always use this as a guide for Riley and it works pretty well: for a sheet cake I count one 2" square as 30g and for a round cake I try to cut a sliver that is about 1/4 inch thick I count that as 25-30g depending on the icing.
I hope this helps.