Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2004

great recipe i made it because i was very bored it being school holiday and we didn't have many ingredients, so this was a great recipe. the second time i made it i didn't have enough sugar or butter so it didn't come out that well.:( SO MAKE SURE THE MEASUREMENTS ARE CORRECT!

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AUSTRALIANTEENCOOK

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2004

I have used this recipe many many times before I turn vegan. Then I easily veganized the recipe since it doesn't strongly rely on eggs. I use egg replacer, soy milk and non-hydrogenized soy margerine and it always turn out great. I lost my print-out during my family relocation. Thankfully, this recipe is still online!

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LOPPY

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2004

I added a little rum extract instead and it gave this recipe a kick. Great basic starter recipe. There are so many things that you can add to this recipe.

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lnicoletoliver

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2004

Great recipe! Tasted wonderful! It was so simple to make and tasted great. It was cheaper than buying a cake mix! Did not taste like flour at all!

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MADKODY

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2004

I have to agree with some of the other reviewers that this cake has a bit of a flour taste to it. I gave it four stars because I think it would be a great base to experiment with. I would like to try adding spices and a streusel topping to serve as a coffee cake. The blueberries the author suggested might be good as well.

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SEY1

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2004

My husband and kids raved about this cake!

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TAYLOR95

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2003

This was very good, I added cinnamon, allspice, ground cloves and a little nutmeg, it came out like a spice cake. Very good and very easy, this recipe is a keeper!! Thanks Carol!!

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HELEN23

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2003

My husband is a big fan of butter cakes so I tried this and put a twinkie cream from another recipe in the middle. It was fantastic! I was a little concerned that it wouldn't have a good enough butter taste for him so I added a teaspoon of butter flavoring with the one teaspoon vanilla and wow! Not sure I needed the butter flavoring but i found this to be quite good. If you have a problem with the texture, make sure you mix your sugar and butter until CREAMED this will take away some of the grit that some complain about.

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ANNIE HIGHTOWER

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2003

Butter and eggs are what to look for in a cake recipe. This isn't a light froo froo cake. Use good quality ingredients like real vanilla and it's great. (I often add more vanilla than a recipe calls for) Someone said it was like corn bread, it's dense like corn bread but soft, not grainy and it certainly did not taste like flour, it tasted like a vanilla flavored cake (sweet). This cake will hold up to shaping. It is great alone but frosting is always nice too. The only difference in my ingredients, is I don't ever have milk on hand, I used powdered milk, not really a difference. Do not make if you like lighter than air, froo froo cake.

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2003

I have used this recipe on two occasions. I found the texture of the cake to be perfect for shaping it into themes. It holds together very , very well. Everyone who had the cake at the two birthday parties commented on its good taste . I will use the cake again - that is why I am back at this site. To print it out once again!

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2002

i dont know about this one. i made it about an hour ago and it isnt very tasty. tasted kinda like flour. ill feed it to the kids. they might like it.

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Reviewed: May 31, 2002

I am sorry to report that my family and I did not care for this recipe. We found it to be extremely coarsely textured and very dry.

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ANGELA B.

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2002

This is a very good recipe!! I actually converted it into a low sugar recipe (my husband is diabetic) and it tasted wonderful. I used 1/2 a cup of sugar and 12 packets of Equal and frosted it with a sugar free pudding and dreamwhip frosting, Yummy!! And I don't normally like low sugar desserts!

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