I made these into cupcakes for my husband's birthday because he loves strawberry cake. These were ok for us. I followed the directions and only made a few minor substitutions which could have caused my lowere rating. They had an almost bitter taste or like something was missing. I used sugar-free jellow and french vanilla cake mix. I blended fresh strawberries and used 8oz in the mix to give a real strawberry taste. We topped the cupcakes with whipped cream and fresh stawberries. They were moist and tasted good but not what I was expecting. I will probably try another recipe before I use this one again.

Reviewed On: Jan. 25, 2009

I liked this recipe but made several modifications to it based on the advice of others -- used 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup applesauce; used 1 1/2 cup sugar rather than 2 cups; used 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour; and diced 3 small apples and folded them into the filling. It was delicious, moist, and very tasty. The cooking time was about 60 minutes so make sure to monitor it while it is cooking since it is so dense.

Reviewed On: Mar. 10, 2008