"Jude" > wrote in message
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>I tried this last night with the substitution of bananas for cocoa. I
> upped the flour by 1/4 c to account for the extra moisture from the
> bananas, and I added 1 t lemon extract to heighten the flavor;. Then I
> stirred in 1 c chocolate chips. (They sunk!) I frosted it with a simple
> cream cheese icing.
>
Wow! You're so clever.


> My BF says its even better than the chocolate one.
>
> My daughter was so inspired by the ease of baking these cakes this
> week, thatshe's decided to do her science fair project this year on
> food science. She's going to pick a recipe and vary the leaveining
> ingredients (soda, powder, SR flour, yeast) and see what she learns
> about cakes rising. Pretty cool, and hopefully at least a few yummy
> results for us! =)

I'm glad you're getting so much out of this recipe.

Jen
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