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Butterscotch Cream Roll-Up ~ Cake Slice Bakers
September 20, 2013 by Sandra 22 Comments
Be careful what you wish for, you just may get it. I wanted to get out of my baking comfort zone and I’m proud to say, I’m there. This is a long read so bear with me please. The Cake Slice Bakers are baking from Vintage Recipes by Julie Richardson. This is my third cake and the biggest challenge I’ve met so far. On page 70 is the most gorgeous picture of the author’s Butterscotch Cream Roll-up. First you make the Butterscotch Sauce, then the light and airy cake, and finally the Butterscotch Whipped Cream Sounds lovely doesn’t it? It truly is. Had I not waited until the day before our reveal to make it, things would have probably gone…
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