I got rave reviews for these cookies! I used dried cranberries instead of fresh because that's all I had on hand, and I added a teaspoon of orange extract to the batter and a teaspoon of orange extract to the icing to kick up the orange flavor. These were soft and chewy and amazing. They'd be delicious without the icing too!

Reviewed On: Mar. 1, 2009

This was PHENOMENAL! The only change I made was to substitute 1 cup of skim milk and a tablespoon of vinegar for the buttermilk because I didn't have any on hand. This cake was moist, and tasted like it was right out of the box, only without the chemicals and mystery ingredients. It wasn't dry and crumbly like a lot of homemade cakes. I baked 2 nine inch layers, put vanilla buttercream in the middle and on top, and then topped with a chocolate ganache. It was a huge hit! I will definitely be making this again!

Reviewed On: Mar. 1, 2009

I just made this for my boyfriend for Valentine's day, and it turned out excellent! I used 2 packages of reduced fat cream cheese and 1 package of fat free cream cheese, along with fat free half and half, and it still tasted absolutely divine. I used all the raspberry sauce because we like raspberries. For the crust I crushed up some oreos. I had to bake it about 20 minutes longer than the recipe stated, but that just might be my oven. Overall very good, and I would definitely make it again!

Reviewed On: Feb. 15, 2009