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Root Beer Spice Cake

OK, this is stoopid. Stoopidly simple to toss together and stoopidly tasty – in fact, Rich has decided it is now his most favorite of all my cakes. And to think it’s just a box of spice cake mix and … Continue reading

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The (Great!) Canadian Spice Cake

Rich had a taste for some spice cake, and by happy coincidence, I had this recipe from our cousins North o’ the border. The thing that makes this cake Canadian is, I’m guessing, the use of ketchup – traditionally Heinz … Continue reading

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Greek Spice Cake

Wicked moist and very nicely spiced, this is not your typical spice cake. I am unsure as to what makes it Greek – none of the ingredients scream ‘opa!’ to me – but that is how Heather Abel named it … Continue reading

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Parfait! Festive Figgy Pudding Cake

And yes – I am calling it festive because of the red and green jimmies. When last I made this neat little take on tradition, I followed the recipe pretty closely – from starting with a boxed spice cake mix … Continue reading

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Dinette Cake – and the secret of cake flour!

Returning once again to 1958 and Ms. Crocker’s  Dinner for Two – I came across a recipe for Dinette Spice Cake, which is, apparently, Dinette Cake with, ermmm, spice. Tricky, those mid-century cookery book folk were. Irregardless; Dinette Cake would … Continue reading

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