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Strawberry Soda Cake

Another Thursday, another cake recipe. We were visiting family in Canada over Rich’s birthday, so I didn’t have a cake for him (though his cousin had some LOVELY cupcakes from a local bakery), so, when we got home, I decided … Continue reading

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Gingerbeer Spice Cake With Orange Allspice Buttercream Frosting

I do not know why I hadn’t thought of this combination before. I love me some spicy gingerbeer and I have always liked a good spice cake. Note: gingerbeer is a soda, a zippier version of ginger ale, so no … Continue reading

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Parfait! Orange Cream Cake

So, yeh, it’s the new year. That doesn’t mean we can’t still have cake, though; and this cake (or the many other versions like it) is so darned simple to toss together that it has become my go-to cake of … Continue reading

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Parfait! Red Velvet Coke Cake

Here we are again. Another cake made with 12 ounces of soda, a cake mix, and nothing else – well, except for a nice riff on my buttercream frosting with the addition of cream cheese. Yum! I have a lot … Continue reading

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Cherry and Coke Cake

Nope. Not “Cherry Coke Cake” – this is a cherry and Coke cake – made with Cherry Chip Cake Mix and one, 12 ounce, bottle of Mexican Coke (because it is all sugar and no corn sweeteners, look in the … Continue reading

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Parfait! Dr. Pepper Espresso Cake

So… I know I haven’t made a dark chocolate and espresso Dr. Pepper cake before, but I have made a ton of different “soda” cakes – where you stir 12 ounces of soda, and nothing else, into a box of … Continue reading

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Cherry Chip Dr.Pepper Cake

Surprisingly, it took me three supermarkets, but I finally found a Cherry Chip cake mix to satisfy Rich’s craving. Don’t get me wrong, he was most pleased with the kinda made up cherry Dr. Pepper cake I’d cobbled together, but … Continue reading

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Old School Lemon Pound Cake

One day, Amazon dropped a surprise on my doorstep. My husband came across a cookbook he thought I’d like and ordered it for me. He was correct, “A Real Southern Cook in Her Savannah Kitchen” by Dora Charles is loaded … Continue reading

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Snickerdoodle Poke Cake

This cake recipe slipped into my email box from the always nice folk at Betty Crocker, and, since Rich LOVES snickerdoodle cookies, I figured the cake would be a big hit. It was. But, I had a couple of issues … Continue reading

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Dr. Pepper Cherry Cake

Rich was in the mood for cake. A cherry chip cake, to be precise. Simple, no? Buy the mix, gather the remaining ingredients, make the cake. But… None of the several local markets I checked carried the cherry chip cake … Continue reading

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