Cutting the fat . . .

I may have mentioned this before, but there is a way to cut the calories on a boxed cake mix. I prefer a totally, homemade cake but when time is short, I have been known to resort to this convenience. I've discovered that you can omit the eggs and oil on a boxedd mix and still come up with a good cake with half the calories! I just use a cup or so of applesauce or any pureed fruit (I've even used steamed and pureed carrots!), a bit of water, if needed, and bake as usual. The cake is moister but great with some low-fat ice cream. However, since you did cut the cake calories, I'd, personally, frost it with a nice butter icing!