Ultimate Vanilla Cake

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As I mentioned in my last post, was not impressed either witht the vanilla cake. I enjoyed the Chocolate black out cake so much, I tried to duplicate in Vanilla. The Cake was dense, I had mixed reviews about that. To each his own I guess, and the frosting was much too sweet for my likes.

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Please don't waste your time and ingredients on making this cake, the worst scratch cake I've ever tried in the 39yrs I've been baking. I have a small in home business and thought I would try this recipe...what a mistake. Dense, flavorless cake EVER!!! Food Network really needs to try a recipe before listing it as Ultimate, it's anything but that.

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I am astonished that this cake made it in to the magazine, let alone on the website. It is probably the worst cake I have ever tasted, and I've been making scratch cakes for the last 30+ years. The frosting is too sweet, which in theory pairs well with a lighter cake, however this cake is like a dough brick. The cake is very dense in texture, and the taste is bland. Cornmeal isn't called for in the recipe, but the cake tastes like a cornmeal cake when it is finished. I threw out the whole cake out after one bite, as I was too embarrassed to claim it as mine if I served it. I just assumed that the Food Network had a test kitchen, where recipes were tested thoroughly before being rolled out to the magazine or web. My mistake in trusting that assumption. Very disappointing considering many of the cakes in this article of the magazine are based on the platform of the vanilla cake recipe.

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The frosting that makes this cake is super sweet. It's similar to the frosting found on desserts from mass-produced bakeries (Wal-Mart comes to mind. Children seem to love the super-sweetness so it could be a hit for some. I personally wouldn't make this frosting again, but if you are still inclined to try it, read the reviews of the Basic Vanilla Cake before jumping into it. It did stay soft and creamy, the texture was nice.