Mine did not really come out moist but that's due to my oven. I did hesitate on the 25 min baking time but since I'm not one to make cupcakes, decided to follow the recipes baking time (big mistake). I used Splenda in place of sugar for my diabetic mother who loves sweets. The filling was OK, nothing really special but I'm not a huge fan of cream cheese type fillings. Overall the cupcakes tasted very bland. Throwing them away and going to try again later this week with a different filling and less baking time.

Reviewed On: Jan. 30, 2012

Finally found the time to test out this recipe! With diabetics in the family, I had to make some adjustments. First I used a larger pan than what the recipe called for so I doubled the recipe. I omitted the salt due to my mothers salt restricted diet and didn't use the lemon juice. Not sure what difference it would make but I didn't want a citrus taste, no matter how slight. I used Splenda in place of sugar and doubling the recipe, used 1-1/3 cups of Splenda. I normally use less than what is called for in a recipe due to the fact that this family isn't crazy about a high sugary taste. The results were right on for the amount I used. I used original Pam spray to coat the wax paper, it came right off without any issue. I baked this at 350 for 10 minutes which was perfect. 375 is too hot for baking a cake in my oven and I didn't want burned edges. Rather than using the towel with confectioners sugar, I opted for parchment paper with no sugar, nor Splenda and rolled it up. It came off easily when time to unroll. For the filling once a gain I opted for Splenda and used around 4 Tablespoons so that it wasn't overly sweet and used fresh vanilla bean instead of vanilla extract. The results are five stars but since I altered the recipe, I have to rate it four stars.

Reviewed On: Jan. 2, 2012

I had to change some things to suit my husbands taste (he can be picky). So instead of chopped celery I used a can of Cream of Celery soup and used a full stick 1/2 cup of real butter (sorry margarine does not cut it)! I also increased the spices a tad bit and used onion powder instead of chopped onion since my hubby can't stand real onion bits in foods. I also cooked it on the stove top, eliminating the need to use the oven. Brought rice to a boil, turned down to simmer (low heat) covered pan and cooking time was approx. 25-20 minutes. I got the biggest raves from hubby and it had such a nice subtle butter flavor.

Reviewed On: Aug. 20, 2011