I've had this book for well over a month, but I'm only now getting around to posting! (Just upgraded the eGullet membership...hehe...) I just made the pumpkin spice muffins this morning -- delicious! Tender crumb and delicately spiced. I didn't have sunflower seeds on hand, so I used pepitas (which, given that they are pumpkin muffins, seemed like a reasonable substitution). Other recipes I've made: Applesauce spice bars -- What else is there to say that hasn't already been said?? These were wonderful! Great grains muffins -- I really liked these, but I think these definitely improved once they had cooled. The were good right out of the oven, but at or just above room temperature, the texture of the cornmeal was more noticeable and the flavors seemed more pronounced. White-out cake -- Delicious! However, I had a bit of a "do-over" with the cake. I only had 9" pans, which I thought I could substitute for the 8" pans the recipe called for. Wrong. Well, wrong if you want to cut the cakes into 4 layers because they didn't rise nearly as high as they would have in 8" pans. So I crumbled *those* cakes into crumbs and made another 4-layer cake. But in the end, very tasty and definitely a show-stopper. You all have given me so many ideas of what to try next! I'm so glad I've joined this forum .
