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Hi Suzanne,
The other day I baked a gorgeous bundt cake that looked like a sand castle. The cake was outrageous! (The mold is from Williams & Sonoma if you're interested.) The only problem - the cake tasted so bland. Even with a whipped cream moat and strawberries drawbridge, the cake had no flavor. Do you have a good bundt cake recipe? Maybe something with cinnamon? I think a spice would have added lots of flavor to my boring tasting, summery-looking cake.
Thanks all the recipes you share, Laura
(Suzanne responds:)
Laura,
I don't have a bundt cake recipe with cinnamon, but your query reminded me of a bundt cake recipe that I used to make all the time.
I'm a bake-it-from-scratch woman. I never use a cake mix--not that there's anything wrong with that. I just figure if I'm going to swallow the calories, I might as well make them as tasty as possible. Having said that, this is the only recipe that I use that does call for a cake mix. But I have to admit it tastes great. You'll want seconds!
I think this cake would look ravishing in your mold.
Orange Poppy Seed Cake
1 pkg. white cake mix
1 lg. pkg instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup cooking oil
5 eggs
2 tablespoons poppy seed
1 tablespoon almond extract
Mix all ingredients on low speed until blended, then on high speed for 5 minutes. Pour batter into greased Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from pan.
Dust with powdered sugar or top with a glaze made with powdered sugar and orange juice. (Just mix some powdered sugar with orange juice until it's of a pourable, glaze consistency.)
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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