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Buttermilk Sponge Cake with Cranberry-Raspberry Preserves and White Chocolate Frosting

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn If only this cake had tasted as good as it looked. Unfortunately, it was very dry, and I didn’t like the cranberry part of the … Continue reading

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Apricot Carrot Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn I’m calling this cake “Everything but the Kitchen Sink Carrot Cake.” It was a train wreck in cake form. This carrot cake had a little … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake with Almond Cream Filling, Bittersweet Frosting and Apricot Preserves

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne I wish this cake had tasted as good as it looked. As I was reading through the ingredient list, I started imaging how the cake … Continue reading

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Maple-Walnut Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne I couldn’t wrap my head around the flavors of this cake. I know what maple syrup tastes like, and I know what walnuts taste like. … Continue reading

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Triple-Decker Boston Cream Pie

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne Bryan had never heard of a Boston Cream Pie, and he was pretty excited at the thought of getting a pie for dessert. You can … Continue reading

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Southern Coconut Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne This cake looked like a cloud and tasted heavenly. Bryan, who doesn’t much like coconut, declared it is new favorite cake. I wouldn’t go that … Continue reading

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Sour Cream-Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Glaze

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne I don’t like making fancy cakes with multiple components. Give me a cake with a frosting and, maybe, a filling, and that’s all I want … Continue reading

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Lemon Drop Cake

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito For me, lemon cakes are either great or gross. There doesn’t seem to be much in between. Fortunately, this cake lands firmly on the great side. In fact, this … Continue reading

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Milk Chocolate Malt Ball Cake

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito I’ve made this recipe four times with four different results. While the cakes tasted okay, none of them were exactly what I was looking for. The first time I … Continue reading

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Root Beer Bundt Cake

Currently baking out of Baked by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito This was the first recipe I made from Baked, back when. At the time, I had a bunch of generic root beer taking up refrigerator space, so root beer … Continue reading

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