I made cupcakes, and used butter instead of shortening and added a bit more cocoa. However I used "natural" red food colouring, so mine didn't turn out very red...more like a deep purple!! I have not frosted them yet, but I must say, the overal texture of the cupcakes is lovely and velvety.....very very nice and unique.

Reviewed On: Feb. 9, 2008

I think this recipe is absolutely gorgeous! I couldn't find maple extract so i just used Vanilla and it was absolutely fine. Once I even ran out of maple syrup halfway through and so i filled in the rest with golden syrup and it was still really good. I'm trying it once more with half whole wheat and we'll see how that turn out.

Reviewed On: Mar. 19, 2006

This was really good. My husband loved it. I used whole grain mustard and I added mushrooms instead of potatoes (served mash on the side) I think i added a bit too much corn startch though cuz once it cooled down it got a bit too gelatin like for my liking (I've never made pie before though so you live and learn)

Reviewed On: Mar. 4, 2006