Colleen Mitchell

I got a mushy soup when I made it. I had to almost double the sugar to get it to have any thickness at all!

Just pulled them out of the oven! I used butter instead of shortening and increased the flour to 3 cups since it was very "liquidy." I also used 1 Tablespoon of Baking Powder instead of 3 teaspoons. That's a joke - 3 teaspoons IS one tablespoon! Lol! Anyway, the batter tasted heavenly. They rose well and baked up with a nice firm crumb. Nothing at all resembling corn bread! They had a larger crumb, not a fine one, so I think that may be where people are getting the cornbread thing from. They tasted wonderful! My friend was here when I pulled the out of the oven and he suggested more butter. Next time I will put a teaspoon of butter flavoring in them to see if that makes a difference. I was going for more of a butter cake than a yellow cake though so that's why I was thinking more butter flavor. They held up well to being filled with ganache and I think it is a nice, basic, versatile cake recipe that I will add to my arsenal for sure! I see it as a perfect blank canvas to make my own variations with - a good, solid contender!

OK I love this recipe. It is super creamy and melts in your mouth. It almost has the consistency of very soft caramels! I adjusted the recipe based on other peoples recommendations by using 1 tablespoon butter instead of 1/4 cup. I cooked it for 7 minutes instead of 5. I used melted marshmallows instead of marshmallow fluff because it was all I had. I am going to try it with the fluff tomorrow when I can get to the store - I will update this review then! My son said he thought the vanilla was a bit strong but I use real vanilla and not the imitation so that may have been why. I will cut it to 1/2 teaspoon and see if that helps. Personally though I like the vanilla flavor! One suggestion - have your pan ready as this stuff sets up fast!

Chocolate was a bit bitter and set my teeth on edge. Caramel was way too sweet. I ended up giving it to my son. He eats sugar right out of the sugar bowl.

Just wonderful! I didnt have orange peel so I used 1/2 teaspoon organic orange extract. I didnt have applesauce so I added another 1/2 cup of sweet potatoes instead. I only had 1/2 cup of walnuts left so that is all I put in. It came out wonderful! I was afraid the spices mayhave been too much but they were wonderfully subtle yet gave it a real depth of flavor. As others have said, the flavor gets better the next day! Freezes well. I didnt think it was too sweet but hten again I was expecting a sweet spicy bread, perhaps those not used to the spice are expecting a sweeter sugary loaf. I really enjoyed the flavor of the spices!

All I can say is WOW! Fast, easy, delicious!!!! Divine!!! I toasted the coconut for added flavor - but other than that this was fantastic!!!