Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

I use this as a base cake for a trifle. It held up well with all the toppings, and was a complementary flavor.

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Laura V.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

The texture and firmness of this cake was nice, it did taste a bit floury to me but everyone else loved it. I found that when I mixed the flour & cream together, it became quite dry & stiff, I couldn't fold in the eggwhites, I had to really mix it. Also, it only filled one 10" cake pan, not two 9".

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mar&co

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

Not worth your time. This is too dense and no flavor. It is edible but not something that people say Wow to. I stored in fridge and it was really hard to cut through it. Not a moist cake.

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Katie

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

This is the perfect from-scratch cake. It has the best crumb of any I've yet tried. Also, the flavor is delicious, mild and blissfully free of that unfortunate cornbread flavor found in so many homemade cake recipes. A real keeper!

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Rachel R.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2009

This is exactly the kind of cake I was looking for. I omitted the Brandy and use Decorator's Frosting from AR.I used it for my daughter's 4th birthday cake. The little ones were not so excited since its different from regular box cake, but I loved it! I will make this again.

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tiffscookin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

I love this cake!! I've made it with and without the Brandy, but it's a hit with family and friends every time I make it. I also use this cake with other fillings and toppings. One of the others my family and friends love, is when I make this with a lemon custard filling (another recipe I found on this site) and then I take some of the custard and fold in whipped cream for the frosting. It's a light but very tasty dessert.

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Danielle H.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2008

gummy, flat, nice flavor if you get past the first two strikes. not making it again.

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Kati

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Home Town: Lake Forest, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

Dry (and cooked for less time than writted) and flavorless.

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heathbar

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2007

The cake with no frosing would be 4 stars. Light, excellent texture. The frosting knocked it down a bit. Those that said it was overly sweet must have used more of a buttercream frosting. The cake could probably use a full two cups of sugar and would still not be sweet enough. In fact, it probably doesn't need any frosting at all. Just top it with fruit mixed with sugar and it would be quite good.

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