Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake - and our winner announced! :D

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Did you get what you wanted to accomplished? Did you try anything or anyplace new???

I'll announce our winner for Jen Hatmaker's INTERRUPTED in just a moment; let's do the review of this Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake from The Slow Roasted Italian first. :D

I followed this recipe to the letter except for one thing: I did half milk chocolate chips, half semisweet. I didn't even half the recipe; I'd already started measuring and combining ingredients before I even thought of it!

Kenn LOVED this cake. It was too sweet for me, and when I make it for him next time, I will NOT put the chips in. It was chocolately enough without them, and they made a hard layer on the bottom of the cake that I thought spoiled the texture of the whole thing. Also, the timing is incorrect for the baking time; it says 20 minutes, but I think I was closer to 45 minutes.

It's an easy recipe, and like I said, Kenn loved it - that makes it a winner in my book. :D

Speaking of winners...

Congratulations, Katherine! You won!!!!

Will you message me your address again? I'll get this ordered for you as soon as I can. :)

OK, y'all, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day! Be blessed - and leave me a message. I'm feeling all alone out here. :D

Review: Organic Coconut Sugar

Happy Wednesday! :D

Sorry I'm really late in getting this to you; I procrastinated for a while, and then had computer issues. But I'm here now! :D

Today's post is for Madhava Organic Coconut Sugar, which I won in a giveaway from Mandy's Recipe Box!

If you've never gone to visit Mandy's blog when I've reviewed her recipes before, you're missing out. Seriously. Her recipes are usually not too complicated, which I love - there are blogs from some people with recipes I'll likely never try. They have too many steps, and too much work for something I shouldn't eat anyway. :D (Friday, I'll review the recipe she posted that made me WANT to try this sugar!)

I really liked this product. It's NOT regular ol' table sugar, but it doesn't taste green to me, which stevia does. I've used it in several recipes, and I can't tell the difference in texture or flavor, which is a HUGE plus! My brother-in-law and two of my nieces were here last week; they have a LOT of food allergies, and do as much clean eating in general as they can. I wasn't here for breakfast, but I heard they happily used it on their oatmeal - and had several helpings. :D

I haven't priced it yet; I keep forgetting while I'm at the grocery. But I think I will definitely be keeping some in the pantry. If all of its claims about sourcing and glycemic index are true, I'll gladly use this whenever I can! Good for me AND good for the planet? Thank you! :D

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day. Be BLESSED!