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MY FAVORITE E
MY FAVORIT

BIRTHDAY CAK
BIRTHDAY CAKE E

YELLOW POUND CAKE
WITH CHOCOLATE PAN FROSTING

any readers asked what ing. I don’t know why
cake I was holding in the I didn’t put the

cover photo of The Cake instructions for how
Mix Doctor. It was the Yellow Pound to turn that pound cake

Cake baked into layers and then into layers in the first book, but I’m
frosted with Fluffy Chocolate Frost- making up for it by including them

now. This is not only a pretty cake to

R slice into (or photograph!), it is moist
and all ages love it. My frosting of
the Cake Mix Doctor says choice for birthdays, however, would

The beauty of this cake is that it is a be a Chocolate Pan Frosting, an easy
keeper, should there be any leftovers. It
cooked frosting my mother always
will stay moist for a week stored at
spread on our childhood birthday
room temperature (the hard frosting
seals in the moisture). cakes. A little nostalgia in every bite.
If you want to add some chopped
nuts, such as chopped toasted pecans SERVES: 16
or slivered toasted almonds, on top of
PREPARATION TIME: 8 MINUTES
the cake, do so while the frosting is
BAKING TIME: 30 TO 35 MINUTES
still warm.
ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES