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My changes: added 1 tsp. vanilla to the batter, used butterscotch chips instead of raisins, and 1 cup of boiling water instead of 2 cups of cold water. Nice and yummy... definitely let it sit for a bit (20 minutes at least) before serving, as it is quite lava-like.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-08-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanBandAid"},"reviewBody":"I need to address, the recipe calls for 1\/2 c white sugar, not mentioned in directions. I added. About the pudding cake, it turned out quite good! I added a few twists. I used 1 1\/2 c crushed palmers and 1\/2 flour. I\u2019m guessing that\u2019s why not too runny. I used dates instead of raisins and added 1\/3 c chopped pecans. I did add 1 tsp. vanilla & 1\/2 tsp. almond. It was delicious. I do think without the added flour it would have been too runny.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-12-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveGlasses"},"reviewBody":"I didn't get the recipe from here. I got it from the Taste Recipes Cookbook. In the future I will come see reviews prior to making. I did it exactly per the recipe, and it was just like someone else described; \"Bisquick with sugar water\". Terribly disappointing. I had assumed with it being in the cookbook it has been tested. The final results make me question that idea since most here seem to think there is a mistake within the recipe.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-11-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanFries"},"reviewBody":"This tasted like bisquick with sugar water. I will not make this again even with less water","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-10-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedAirBalloon"},"reviewBody":"This looked like it would really be good and easy. I agree with the other comments; when finished baking, I let it cool for about 20 minutes then dipped into it. It was like sitting on top of brown sugar water. I double checked the recipe and had written everything down as shown. There definitely is something wrong. Hope someone figures it out. I don't like to waste things so, we\"ll finish this cake but will probably not make it again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-02-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveBasketball"},"reviewBody":"I prepared this cake and I deliberately used 1 cup of cold water with 1 cup packed light brown sugar! I also used 1 tsp. vanilla extract and combined the 1\/2 cup raisins with 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour. I greased and floured pan and baked 45 minutes at 350o F. until golden brown. I cut a small piece and the caramel mixture did work for me-I had a small square with the pudding mixture and the cake was light and tender-not soggy! I know if I used 2 cups of water, the dish would've been ruined! I'd prepared a similar recipe 2\/17\/14 and I sampled nearly the whole thing, but I'd made adjustments which weren't necessary & I know now not to \"spoil the broth\"! The recipe I'd made yesterday was NOTHING like this! I'd added too much liquid and it was soggy! I greased and floured an 8\" baking pan and the Caramel Pudding Cake baked up perfectly! I'm finding out as I prepare recipes for TOH & FROM TOH that preparing a recipe is a science! Thank you for sharing this recipe! I used the recipe for this week's Challenge Theme from \" Cook's Corner\" for Caramel! delowenstein","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-07-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueBasketball"},"reviewBody":"The cake was soggy. Instead of having a pudding or sauce under the cake, it just soaked up the sugar water into the cake making it soggy and wet. I have made other pudding cakes that had a chewy cake and a pudding underneath that were very good. This is not a good pudding cake.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"4100","romance_copy_dek":"This recipe dates back to the 1800s. 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