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Ingredients
Ingredients
Method
Method
- Make sure the cake is completely cooled before topping otherwise the cream cheese will melt.
- Try cutting into small squares before you top it, then pipe a blob of sweetened cream cheese onto each square and sprinkle with orange zest and a piece of walnut.
- You could use cinnamon in place of mixed spice or try using different nuts such as hazelnuts or almonds.
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Nutritional information explained
Carb counting
The carb values of these meals relate to the total amount of carbs from all ingredients. If you are carb counting, you may not need to include them all in calculating your insulin dose. Speak to your healthcare team if you're unsure.
Traffic light symbols / colours
- Red = high
- Amber = medium
- Green = low
Traffic lights for these recipes are determined by the whole portion size. Comparison of the traffic lights for different recipes should be based on 100g of each portion.