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Originally Posted by Diane_Keaton

Heh heh. Oh I had quite the disaster on Christmas Day with a peanut butter cake. Okay, so it looks like I will just make a yellow cake and put the frosting in the middle**. It's for a NY's Eve party I'm giving and some are bringing kiddos so they will probably like it too. I get worried about using the traditional 2 round 8 inch baking pans b/c my cakes seem to get burned no matter what (then I end up cutting the bottom and full sides of the cakes). I grease the pans with butter lightly and then flour lightly. Should I not use flour? Help!

But, yeah, you're right about Bundt cakes. I made a delicious Devil's Food Cake on Christmas Eve but b/c I used a Bundt pan, it was very tall and...that kind of cake is much too rich for a tall cake.


**Probably adding a lightly brushing of blackberry preserves glaze in the middle before putting in a layer of frosting.

Just make cupcakes. Kiddos will love them and you don't have to worry about the pans.

Here's a recipe from the back of the box of one of my Bundt pans. I haven't tried it yet (and wouldn't probably use a mix) but I like the flavor combos:

Mango Coconut Cake
(from back of Bundt pan box)



1 (18.25 oz) package vanilla or yellow cake
1 cup milk
¼ cup light rum or water
1/3 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped mango
2 teaspoons flour
¾ cup toasted coconut


Heat oven to 325°F. Grease Bundt pan. Sprinkle the bottom and up the sides of the Bundt pan with ¼ cup of the toasted coconut.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk, rum, butter, eggs, nutmeg and cake mix. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.

In a medium bowl, stir together the mango, the remaining ½ cup of toasted coconut and the flour. Fold into the cake batter.

Spoon into the prepared pan until ¾ full. Bake for 65 to 75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Cook 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

16 servings.