THE CLAIM
Foodgawker recently featured the blog Jo Cooks, which dares to suggest that there can be a union between the Dessert world's most notorious rivalry: Cake and Pie. Guinea Pig Squad is on the case! (No arm twisting here!)
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THE TEST
Guinea Pig Sarah volunteered to take on this challenge, and names it.... A SUCCESS! She says, "Depending on how carefully you spread as per Step 3, the texture of the Apple Pie Cake varies from that of an apple pie with a soggy crust to that of a cake dotted with pockets of apple pie filling. There is something here for everyone to love, and the recipe could not have a more fitting name!" She likens the texture to something like a zucchini bread.
Now an expert on Cake-pies (cies? pakes?), she offers these notes to people making the recipe:
- When it says to “Prepare the yellow cake mix according to instructions…”, it means the instructions in the blog. Not the instructions on the cake box.
- Use a firm, fresh apple to avoid sogginess. Sarah used Empire apples.
- This is best served the day of baking, as sogginess can set in overnight.
CONCLUSION
It's good, but don't let it sit too long.
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| Photo Courtesy of Guinea Pig Sarah |
