Love this! The slight sweetness of the cake batter, the tartness of the cranberries and the almond extract flavor make this dessert lovely and soooo good! I made this several times last year and made it again yesterday for a potluck, everyone loved it and several asked for the recipe. The only change I make is to use almonds instead of walnuts, but either way it doesn't make that much of a difference it is still delicious. No other alterations for me I like it just like that. The only thing I suggest is to not use frozen cranberries. The recipe suggests you can use frozen cranberries but I tried that once and the outer rim got a tad burnt waiting for the middle to be done. So make sure you thaw them if necessary. Enjoy!

Reviewed On: Dec. 5, 2009

This dish was a hit at Thanksgiving yesterday! It is 10x better than boxed stuffing. It had a wonderful flavor and a pretty presentation. When recipes ask for 1/2 a cup of stuff and it looks like it will only feed one person I have to guesstimate so this is what I did: I used half the cornbread that was prepared from a Jiffy box (quick and easy) but next time I think I'll use all of it; 7 sandwich slices of french bread (the amount the recipe asks for); two ribs of celery; half a medium onion; used 2 portobello mushrooms which gave it a great earthy flavor; used butter instead of oil and I used two sprigs of fresh sage (about 10 leaves). I bought wild rice from the bulk bins and forgot to get cooking directions, I ended up burning it on the stove so I followed these microwave directions instead: 1/4 cup wild rice in 1 cup of water on high for 5 minutes then on 50% power for 10 minutes, it was cooked perfectly and was just the right amount. Everything else I followed exactly. I was asked to bring this back again next year for Thanksgiving and to make it my traditional dish so there you have it, it was a great recipe!

Reviewed On: Nov. 28, 2008

I was looking for a recipe that would flavor otherwise boring corn and I found it! I followed the recipe exactly and next time might add slightly less salt. It was really good and had almost a ranch-dressing flavor to it. Loved it and will use as often as I can, maybe I'll even experiment with other herbs and spices.

Reviewed On: Aug. 22, 2008