"Excellent! I was confused with the recipe calling for the sugar to be divided, but after reading the other comments I decided that the 2 cups of sugar should be added all at once to the butter. Also, next time I make the cake I may try cutting the sugar to 1 1/2 cups as it was quite sweet, but still delicious."

"I gave this recipe three stars as my family found the results too sweet. May make it again but will most likely eliminate the brown sugar or reduce the amount to 1 TBS. Smelled wonderful while simmering."

"I have rated this 3 stars as the heat from the seasonings was more than we could tolerate, really hot.. Other than this problem, it was excellent. I have eliminated the red pepper flakes and black pepper from my copy of the recipe and will make again. Hopefully, this will correct the high heat problem and the remaining seasonings will be just e"

"I too was disappointed in the results and do not feel they were worth the time and extra work. I agree with "elviequin" that the milk mixture and frosting made way to much and the cupcakes were dense and coarse. I will make one more time and will reduce both mixtures in half and carefully fold in the flour and milk. Also, I ended up with 20 cup"