Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2013

I liked the flavor of this cake, but I had a lot of problems with it. Even though I used high quality pans and greased them very well, it still stuck in the pan and came out in several pieces. I had to sort of cobble it back together with the icing. If I made it again I would definitely both grease and flour the pan and I would also use parchment paper. There also wasn't enough icing to frost the sides of the cake. Next time I would double the icing recipe to be sure to have enough. Since it was so crumbly it was difficult to frost, but once it was all together, the flavor was great.

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NewBride

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2013

This recipe makes a light and fantastic cake! The egg whites and the buttermilk make the difference from other recipes. I make a cream cheese buttercream frosting for it that also has heavy whipping cream that puts it over the top!

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Tbaxte

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2013

This is a delicious cake! I made I for the first time for a funeral dinner and everyone raved! I did follow directions to a "T" - but it fell apart when it was cut. Any ideas why? I will make again, but would prefer that it cut more easily.

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b39tigress

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2012

Mmmm!!! This was my very first ever homemade cake! (I have only made boxed cakes in the past.) It wasn't very hard at all and tasted heavenly! I sprayed my pans with Pam with flour. The cakes did stick to the pans for a bit, but after tapping on the bottoms while the pan was upside down on a plate, the cakes came right out. I will make this cake again!

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MissMonster

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2012

The cake is delicious! My big complaint though is that the cake falls apart when getting it out of the pan. I didn't remember it doing this the first time that I made it, but when I tried getting the cakes out of the pan it all came back to me. I made the cake for my husbands holiday party, and I have to say that I'm embarrassed for him to take it because it is really ugly. Hopefully, the taste will compensate for the looks...that is IF they will even try it.

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Michelle

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2012

After reading almost all of the reviewer's suggestions, I decided to dive right in and make this for my brother's birthday. I followed the suggestions for using parchment paper, but didn't for adding the chopped nuts to the cake. He loves pecans. It did make it difficult to cut without making a big mess. I also added a little coconut to the icing along with some more chopped pecans. His review was that it is a keeper recipe, an excellent cake and wonderful icing! BTW, he knew without asking if it was a cake made by scratch! It was that good. The rest of the family wasn't able to try the cake, so now I'm committed to a promise of making another one soon. I think I will!

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Tina

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2012

A little more work than what I usually put into a cake, but SO worth it. I have actually made 2 this week. (the first one I only got to taste the batter) I did make a few small alterations though: halved the amt of oil and shortening, added an extra egg yolk, toasted the pecans and coconut, and did 1.5 x the amt of frosting, just because of some of the reviews I've read. My new favorite cake

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