Comments on: diet coke cakes http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/ The crafty journal of a crochet pattern designer and multi-crafter. See what I've been making lately... Crochet, amigurumi animal designs, punchneedle embroidery, polymer clay, cross stitch, beading, sewing, sketching, painting and more! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-79905 June Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:41:42 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-79905 Anon, your comment concerned me, so I did a little research of my own. It appears that the reason aspartame it not always suitable for baking is that the breakdown you mention will cause a lack of sweetness (so no danger there). Also, this breakdown into aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol will ocur in the body anyway, during digestion! From aspartame.org: "Upon digestion, aspartame breaks down into three components (aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol), which are then absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. Neither aspartame nor its components accumulate in the body. These components are used in the body in the same ways as when they are derived from common foods. Further, the amounts of these components from aspartame are small compared to the amounts from other food sources. For example, a serving of nonfat milk provides about 6 times more phenylalanine and 13 times more aspartic acid compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage sweetened 100% with aspartame. Likewise, a serving of tomato juice provides about 6 times more methanol compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage with aspartame." So if you're going to eat food/drink containing aspartame, it's just as safe to eat it after heating it. If you're concerned, you should avoid diet soda altogether. Personally, I'm going to stick with my Diet Pepsi :) Anon, your comment concerned me, so I did a little research of my own. It appears that the reason aspartame it not always suitable for baking is that the breakdown you mention will cause a lack of sweetness (so no danger there).

Also, this breakdown into aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol will ocur in the body anyway, during digestion!

From aspartame.org:

“Upon digestion, aspartame breaks down into three components (aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol), which are then absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. Neither aspartame nor its components accumulate in the body. These components are used in the body in the same ways as when they are derived from common foods.

Further, the amounts of these components from aspartame are small compared to the amounts from other food sources. For example, a serving of nonfat milk provides about 6 times more phenylalanine and 13 times more aspartic acid compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage sweetened 100% with aspartame. Likewise, a serving of tomato juice provides about 6 times more methanol compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage with aspartame.”

So if you’re going to eat food/drink containing aspartame, it’s just as safe to eat it after heating it. If you’re concerned, you should avoid diet soda altogether. Personally, I’m going to stick with my Diet Pepsi :)

]]> By: anon http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-79904 anon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:17:46 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-79904 this is not a good idea since diet drinks contain Aspartame/Nutrasweet and when they get heated up above 86 degrees it brakes up in to Aspartic Acid , Phenylalanine and Methanol witch is poisonous! this is not a good idea since diet drinks contain Aspartame/Nutrasweet and when they get heated up above 86 degrees it brakes up in to Aspartic Acid , Phenylalanine and Methanol witch is poisonous!

]]> By: cindy http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-35831 cindy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:29:58 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-35831 I'm ging to use a carrot cake mix and top with fat free cheesecake pudding and lite cool whip. Bet its gonna be good I’m ging to use a carrot cake mix and top with fat free cheesecake pudding and lite cool whip. Bet its gonna be good

]]> By: June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-21852 June Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:58:25 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-21852 Doug: yes! It should work with any soda and box cake mix :) Doug: yes! It should work with any soda and box cake mix :)

]]> By: Doug http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-21840 Doug Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:35:23 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-21840 Would it work with normal Coca Cola too? and say... Betty Crocker's Devils Food cake mix? Would it work with normal Coca Cola too? and say… Betty Crocker’s Devils Food cake mix?

]]> By: Mary http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-16460 Mary Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:07:52 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-16460 We love to mix white cake mix w/the soda and top w/a can of peaches.... yum!!! We love to mix white cake mix w/the soda and top w/a can of peaches…. yum!!!

]]> By: Amanda http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-11026 Amanda Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:45:49 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-11026 Well, I tried it and... A-MAZING. Well, I tried it and… A-MAZING.

]]> By: Robyn http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-7618 Robyn Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:25:02 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-7618 My fave soda is Mt. Dew and I saw a recipe for Mt. Dew cake where you do the same thing but use either lemon or orange cake mix and a can of Dew. haven't tried it but if you do let me know. I think it would be yummy.I think it might taste better with lemon cakemix since there is no orange flavor in Dew. My fave soda is Mt. Dew and I saw a recipe for Mt. Dew cake where you do the same thing but use either lemon or orange cake mix and a can of Dew. haven’t tried it but if you do let me know. I think it would be yummy.I think it might taste better with lemon cakemix since there is no orange flavor in Dew.

]]> By: June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-6794 June Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:23:20 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-6794 The 'serving size' on the box is larger than one cupcake. With the mix I used, it worked out to 100 calories per cupcake - it's probably about the same for any box mix. The ’serving size’ on the box is larger than one cupcake. With the mix I used, it worked out to 100 calories per cupcake – it’s probably about the same for any box mix.

]]> By: Deb http://www.planetjune.com/blog/diet-coke-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-6792 Deb Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:52:30 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=30#comment-6792 "the mix only contains 180 calories, and I got 18 cupcakes, so with the soda its only 10 calories each" Ah, no. Hate to burst your bubble, but that's 180 calories PER SERVING, not for the entire cake mix. READ YOUR LABELS!! “the mix only contains 180 calories, and I got 18 cupcakes, so with the soda its only 10 calories each”

Ah, no. Hate to burst your bubble, but that’s 180 calories PER SERVING, not for the entire cake mix. READ YOUR LABELS!!

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