Review: Bombed out on first recipe
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
I made the almond cupcakes with chocolate almond frosting. The recipe calls for 'desiccated coconut', then the directions call for adding the 'coconut flour'. Um, ok, was I supposed to whirl the desiccated coconut to make flour? Why not have the ingredients match whats called for in the directions? The apples were juicy and the recipe which I followed exactly, apparently didn't account for that and even with the additional of the coconut oil, warmed and mixed in as directed, wouldn't allow the mix to 'set' no matter how long it was in the fridge. The frosting was tasty, but wouldn't meld into the too wet cupcake beneath it, making a big glop of removable frosting. As raw desserts are usually expensive and time consuming to make, the fact that the first recipe I tried was confusing and didn't work didn't do much for me. Ms. Hansen needs to have each of her recipes tested half a dozen times by others before publishing them to tweak the recipes until everyone is achieving consistent results.