Indeed, the existence of fellowship within the Trinity (John 17:23-24) makes it evident that the creation of mankind was not intended to meet some deficiency in God. God was not lonely, bored, or incomplete before he created humanity. God is perfect in Himself, happy in the fellowship and love that exist from all eternity between the Father, Son, and Spirit. Thus, rather than being an attempt to make up for a lack within the Trinity, God created mankind simply because he delights in sharing Himself as an expression of his overflowing self-sufficiency.

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cakes, Desserts, Berries, Low-cal	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	x	JOY GOODRICH
1	tb	Cornstarch
2	ts	Vanilla extract
1 1/2	c	Raspberries
1 1/2	c	Flour
1/4	c	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4	c	Granulated sugar
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
2	tb	+2 t veg.oil
2	tb	Frzn apple juice;thawed
1	ts	Raspberry vinegar
1	x	Confectioners sugar (opt)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350d. In medium bowl; stir together cornstarch, 1 T
water, and 1 tsp vanilla unit cornstarch dissolves. Gently stir in
rapsberries. Spoon into an 8" round pan;set aside. In large bowl,
combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir in 3/4 cup
water, the oil, apple juice, vinegar and remaining 1 tsp of the
vanilla until batter is smooth. Pour batter evenly over raspberry
mixture. Bake 34-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out
clean. Cool completely. Sprinkle w/ confect. sugar if using. Each
serving: 1 FA, 1 B, 1/2 FR. 40 opt. cal. Per serving: 183 cal.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #2 by Stu <stalkofs@optonline.net> on
Apr 2, 1998

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