I used home made granola, Dorie's recipe, and white chocolate.
The batter was delicious, but I found the baked cake to be too sweet for my taste. I am about to bake the cake again using a less sweet home made granola and bittersweet chocolate. This time I will shorten the baking time slightly as my first cake was a tiny bit dry, but still very edible.
This cake is very easy to make and I will enjoy tinkering with the ingredients until I find the perfect version for my household's taste.
Sounds like you had a delicious New Year's Eve. I will keep in mind the sweetness when making this cake.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting, I felt like mine needed more time in the oven as it was quite wet still! I guess a lot depends on the type of granola you use? I, too, will enjoy tinkering with different versions of this!
ReplyDeleteI used unsweetened muesli and coconut, along with 80% chocolate, so mine wasn't too sweet. I did shorten the baking time a bit. I think my unsweetened ingredients had a bit less moisture than sweetened ones would have done, so it baked faster.
ReplyDeleteI reduced both sugars, taking into account of the slightly sweetened granola and the sweetened coconut. Even with the reduction in sugar, I still find it a little sweet. But this makes a nice cake for snacking!
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