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The frosting was out of this world, and people really loved the \"salted caramel\" concept.  The flavor combination with the spice cake was delicious.   Next time, I would consider baking a regular spice cake, and using the salted caramel frosting on that.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-08-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldLeaf"},"reviewBody":"Made this recipe for a friend's birthday celebration. Since my friend likes nuts I added chopped toasted pecans to the icing before icing the cake.  Everyone wanted seconds and the recipe.  This will be one of my favorite desserts.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-02-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldSailboat"},"reviewBody":"I made these for Valentines day. They came out deliciuos, not dry at all. The batter is very thick and a little difficult to even out in the pan. I also had to bake them for about 25 minutes.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-02-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveFlame"},"reviewBody":"I made thes bars the other day and like another reviewer stated, they were dry.  I did  bake them acording to the recipe.    I was very dissapointed.... as they looked delicious....but guess I won't be making them again......The icing was very good. only don't cook for 3 min.  cut back to 2 min.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-01-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedBucket"},"reviewBody":"My family loved this recipe so much! They asked for seconds and thirds! I left off the sea salt. I'm unsure why one reviewer thought these bars were dry? The bars we made were very moist. Great flavor!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-03-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CyanPretzel"},"reviewBody":"I really like these bars--unlike the other reviewers the ones I made were not dry at all.  I baked them until a toothpick came out clean.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-01-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleGlasses"},"reviewBody":"Delicious dessert!  I made these as soon as the magazine arrived.  Will definitely make again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-03-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueGuitar"},"reviewBody":"We made this and didn't turn it into bars, but rather followed the spice cake recipe. The icing made it so tasty-- but you have to make sure to pour it onto the cake right away because it sets right up! Really good and we'll make them again soon.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-06-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeSeahorse"},"reviewBody":"I made these for book club and everyone loved them! They turned out very moist, and the frosting was heavenly. I stirred the salt directly into the frosting because I didn't want to mess with sprinkling it evenly. This recipe is a keeper.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-09-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenCactus"},"reviewBody":"I made this recipe exactly as written, and everyone loved it!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-07-31","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldPlane"},"reviewBody":"Good!  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