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I used to make this cake when I lived in Germany back in the 80's, and it always got raves. I lost the book the recipe was in during a move, and was really glad to find the recipe here. The cake is in the oven as I write! It makes a great coffee cake in the morning or for dessert.

Pureed summer squash soup with rosemary and chicken, sauteed in butter and blended smooth. Garnished with paper-thin raw squash slices.

Cuban-style black beans cooked from dried with garlic, onion, olive oil, and optional hot chilies. Slow-simmered overnight then finished in a sofrito and served over rice.

A light, veggie-packed chicken soup with carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, and rice, finished with fresh cilantro. Ranch-style comfort in 45 minutes.

Boozy whiskey cake made from a doctored box mix with vanilla pudding and walnuts, then soaked in a hot butter-whiskey-brown sugar syrup. Outrageously moist and dead simple to pull off.

A marbled bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, pistachio pudding, orange juice, and chocolate syrup, topped with a cocoa glaze. Semi-homemade and gorgeous with minimal effort.

Boozy Southern Comfort bundt cake with a buttery liqueur glaze and crunchy pecans. Semi-homemade, impossibly moist, and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any gathering.

Creamy New Mexican calabacitas with sauteed summer squash, corn, green chiles, and melted cheddar in a milky sauce. A comforting, traditional side dish that comes together in 40 minutes.

Cuban ajiaco chicken stew with yucca, corn on the cob, milk, paprika, and cayenne, finished with fresh lime juice. A creamy, hearty one-pot Caribbean comfort dish.

Pumpkin pie cake layers a creamy pumpkin pie filling under a buttery yellow cake mix streusel topping with chopped nuts. Easier than pie, deeper than cake. Thanksgiving dessert that feeds a crowd.

Beef and pinto bean chili made with cubed sirloin tips, dried pinto beans, beef stock, garlic and chili powder. Slow-simmered for deep flavor. A no-fuss cold-weather one-pot dinner.

Pink lemonade cake stacks yellow cake layers around a frozen pink-lemonade ice cream filling, then frosts the whole thing in lemonade-spiked whipped cream. A picture-perfect summer dessert.

Gift cake: a birthday sheet cake decorated to look like a wrapped present, with coconut "paper," strawberry preserves filling, and a gumdrop bow. Perfect kid's party centerpiece.

Yellow split pea puree with carrots, turnip, and herbs, slow-simmered in stock then blended silky smooth with a buttery onion roux for rich, velvety flavor.

Smooth pureed yellow split pea soup with potato, celery, caraway, mace, and bay leaf. A vegan family-recipe soup with subtle warm spice notes setting it apart from typical green split pea.

Honey Bun Cake starts with a yellow cake mix enriched with sour cream, layered with a brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecan swirl, then glazed while warm. A potluck favorite that tastes scratch-made.