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This layered spongecake look comes from overmuch probe done successful Kristen Page-Kirby’s household tree, and whitethorn besides beryllium known arsenic Gaspectre. It was made by her great-grandmother, and it takes a just magnitude of clip to construct.

The archetypal look calls for an 11-by-15-inch pan; we besides tested this utilizing 2 9-by-13-inch pans; disposable ones enactment well. If utilizing the latter, you whitethorn request to set for a longer baking clip and you’ll request to chopped up the barroom a spot differently. But it works.

Its pudding-like cocoa frosting contains earthy eggs, truthful if that presents a wellness hazard for you, usage pasteurized eggs; brands specified arsenic Davidson’s are carried astatine immoderate ample supermarkets.

The unfrosted barroom tin beryllium baked, wrapped and kept astatine country somesthesia for a time oregon two, oregon frozen for up to 1 month. The assembled barroom tin beryllium covered and refrigerated for a fewer days, oregon wrapped successful integrative wrapper and past aluminum foil, for freezing up to 2 months.

Adapted from Kristen Page-Kirby, who covers film, arts and amusement for the Washington Post Express.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 15)

• Calories

  570

• Fat

  37 g

• Saturated Fat

  22 g

• Carbohydrates

  52 g

• Sodium

  75 mg

• Cholesterol

  340 mg

• Protein

  8 g

• Sugar

  36 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Kristen Page-Kirby, who covers film, arts and amusement for the Washington Post Express.

Tested by Kara Elder.