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I was disappointed in the way the cake turned out. Because I wanted to make something special for my husband's birthday, I baked the cake in two-9 inch round pans. The cakes took longer to bake than I thought they should for 9 inch pans. Cake was dry, very dry. I almost made the old standard peanut butter frosting, as it was being served to a group of farmers and I knew they would appreciate peanut butter more than caramel. I was not happy with the frosting either. I had to use 2 1\/3 cups of confectioners sugar to get spreading consistency. That is way too much sugar when you figure in the brown sugar. Flavor of cake was OK, but will not make again.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"03\/08\/2016 21:10","GUID":"CCC5521D3EE50CE5B8A766AC11AF76F2","MemberId":47124,"Rating":2,"ScreenName":"redcow","SubmittedDate":"03\/08\/2016 21:10"},{"Comment":"
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