This is a pretty easy recipe. My modification was using Splenda instead of sugar. I also made muffins from this batter and they blossumed up and tasted pretty good. The remainder of batter I made a cake. The Cake has better body and flavor than the muffins. Be sure to follow the directions closely. I messed up and failed to add the eggs to the Splenda/shortening batch. I added the eggs at the end and it was tough. It all worked out though. Not sure if the blending in the flour and milk would have gone better if the eggs were in the splenda/shortening mix like directed. My family is really enjoying the recipe. Thank you.