Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2013

First, I made this the way the recipe was written. It was nice, but very sweet, and maybe a bit on the drier side. No I make this with cutting the sugar to 3/4 cup if you don't like things overly sweet, or to make it even better, use 1/2 cup of honey instead of the sugar and also 2 heaping tbsp. of unsweetened applesauce for a moister texture.

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jennleegordon

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: May 27, 2013

This cake is yummy. I made one and a half times the measurements and cooked it in a 9 x13 pan. Just the right amount of sweet with that grit of cornmeal that I love. I wish I had whipping cream around.

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Lucy

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2013

Outstanding cake! I made this for a family Easter dinner, and I also made an old standby dessert as a backup in case we didn't like the cake--but this cake was the surprise hit with everyone and was completely consumed! I was worried that it was too plain or would be dry, but it was just perfect: moist and delicious, simple and pretty, and the cornmeal texture made it unique. I was asked for the recipe and was happy to share. I did leave out the salt to reduce sodium, and I used unsalted margarine in place of butter. I layered my strawberries in the middle of the cake, as I saw in one of the photos here, instead of stirring into the batter. Thank you! This will become a standard.

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largesse

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2011

Great

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Baker Ray

Reviewed: May 18, 2011

I really enjoyed this cake. I used Vanilla Activia, since that is what I had and added a little cinnamon (I adore cinnamon). I also coated my strawberries in a small amount of flour to keep them from dropping to the bottom of the batter. It definitely has a cornmeal/cornbread taste and texture, but I love that. It was sweet, but I did not think it was overly sweet. It might be slightly dry, more like a bread than a cake. I will be making again.

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Javamomma

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Millinocket, Maine, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2011

Good but missing a little something... but decent cake overall.

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mcampeau

Living In: Brossard, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

This delicious, relatively healthy cake was easy to make and, oh so good! I used turbinado sugar instead of white sugar, frozen strawberries, and added two heaping tablespoons of applesauce since other reviews said the cake was a bit dry. With the applesauce added, it was perfectly moist.

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