I used ground turkey and the flavor is perfect, just the right amount of all the spices! I did use fennel seed instead of anise (because we just like it). Ground turkey tends to get dry when it is cooking so we added olive oil. We love this recipe!

Reviewed On: Jan. 12, 2009

I made these for Halloween. I colored the cream filling orange, used chocolate butter cream frosting on the top and decorated them with candy corn. They looked very nice and the cake was moist and delicious. We all loved them. I am going to make them for Christmas and try ground peppermint candy in the filling and sprinkled on the top.

Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2008

I have used this recipe for years and it is one of our very favorites. Don't forget to crush the anise seed for lots more flavor.

Reviewed On: Dec. 21, 2007