Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2008

I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful. Everyone loved it. I made the cream cheese frosting to go along with it. I do, however, have a complaint. It would be helpful for others if the frosting recipe was included as well.

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Jeri

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2008

This cake was just okay - better as muffins.

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Shortcake261

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Temecula, California, USA

Living In: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2008

Wonderful recipe! I divided it into a 3-layer cake, frosted it with a cream cheese frosting, and sprinkled some mashed up cinnamon graham crackers on top. It was an absolute smash! I did only bake it for about 25 minutes, though. Not sure where the 60-65 minutes comes from. Would have burned it if I'd cooked it that long.

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Anna Evans

Cooking Level: Beginning

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

Very moist and flavorful cake. I did sub 1/4 cup applesauce for 1/4 of the shortening. I also used a cup of whole wheat flour, which I normally do in recipes. I was surprised that someone said this cake was bland. Perhaps their spices are outdated. With the pumpkin and spices, it's hardly lacking in flavor. I didn't frost the cake, but I did add a glaze on top. It doesn't really need much since it is a very tasty cake as is.

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

This spice cake was great, it was moist and it tasted excellent. I also added some powdered cloves, which worked well.

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Mallory M.

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2007

Delicious! Everyone loved this! Even those who aren't crazy about pumpkin! Very moist and great flavor! Will definitely make again!

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krislynn

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2006

Made this last night and, although it was easy to put together, the results were not at all what I expected. The cake was moist but I thought it tasted bland and lacked spice.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2006

Great recipe! It was easy to make and turned out great. Even my picky 9 year old loved it.

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C. B. Bloom

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2006

This was my first attempt at making a pumpkin cake and it was delicious. I will definitely be using this one in the future!

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KSANFORD

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2002

This recipe has been revised to include "2 eggs, beaten" in the list of ingredients. The eggs are creamed together with the shortening and other ingredients in Step 2 of the directions. - The Staff

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2001

This is an EXCELLENT cake. We baked it (in a bundt pan) for Hallowe'en. Decorated it with orange coloured cream cheese icing.Then crafted a stem and leaves from craft paper. It looked just like a real pumpkin. It was delicious and a hit with everyone.

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