Cake Tester

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Is a blood sugar level of 132 too high for a normal person?

I'm a 25 year old female, normal height and weight. I was at a carnival today and had a funnel cake, and later an ice cream cone. I suddenly started feelin weak and shakey, and funny in my head. I used my grandpa's blood sugar tester and it said 132. Could that be causing the weirdness?

That is hard to say. You did get done eating high sugar food, that can make your blood sugar go up. The best way to rule out diabetes or an abnormal high blood sugar condition is to have it tested after fasting for 12 hours. A normal fasting blood sugar is 70-110 on average.

A Fancy Twist On Yellow Cake Mixes

Do you like fancy dessert cakes? Are you looking for a few simple recipes that you can make at home that taste just as good as a store bought cake? If so, I think you will enjoy these easy recipes.

Before we get to the recipes, I would like to share a few important baking tips with you.

Baking Tips:

1. Invest in a cake tester. You can pick up one for less than $6.00 at most kitchen stores.

2. Don't over bake your cakes. I remove mine from the oven 3-4 minutes before the recommended time. They will continue baking in the pan.

3. Don't grease and flour your baking pans unless the recipe calls for it.

4. Always let your cakes cool before frosting them

Banana

2 small bananas
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 box of instant banana cream pudding mix
4 eggs
1 c. water
1/4 c. oil
1/2 c. chopped nuts, optional

Slice bananas into a large mixing bowl. Beat until they are well mashed, then add in the remaining ingredients. Mix with a mixer at medium speed until all ingredients are blended together. Pour into a well greased and floured 10" tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes, let cool in the pan for 20 minutes before removing. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar when cake is completely cooled.

Lemon

1 box yellow cake mix
1 box instant lemon pudding mix
4 eggs
1/4 c. salad oil
1 c. water
1/4 c. confectioner's sugar

Combine and blend all of the above ingredients (except for the confectioner's sugar). Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then turn it out onto a wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Let cool and enjoy.

Strawberry Jello

1 box yellow cake mix
1 box strawberry flavored gelatin mix
1 pkg. dream whip

Follow directions on cake box and bake cake in a rectangular baking pan. Make gelatin according to directions on the package. Once cake is done baking, poke holes all over it using a large pronged fork, then pour gelatin all over cake focusing on the holes. Put dream whip on top of cake as icing. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Lemon-Lime Jello

1 box yellow cake mix
1 box lemon flavored gelatin mix
1 box lime flavored gelatin mix
1/3 c. reconstituted lemon juice
1 c. confectioner's sugar

Add gelatin granules to the dry cake mix. Proceed to mix cake, following the directions on the cake mix box. Pour cake batter into a 9 x 13 inch floured and greased baking pan. Bake cake according to package directions. Mix lemon juice and confectioner's sugar together. When cake is done baking, prick the surface with a fork. Pour lemon and sugar glaze over the top of the cake. Let cool before serving.

About the Author

Shelly Hill has been working from home since 1989 in Direct Sales. You can visit Shelly online at: http://www.classybusinesswomen.com or Shelly's recipe blog at http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com

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