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14. My aunt made a great zucchini chocolate cake. My mom

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:07 PM

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made a chocolate cake with oatmeal in it for all our birthdays. Both were delicious. I don't have either recipe but you can probably find them online with ratings for how much they were liked. The Oatmeal Chocolate cake was from Nova Scotia. It was my mom's Aunt Frances'.

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What is your favorite birthday cake? [View all] mysteryowl Tuesday OP

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Yes, that is one approach. Thanks mysteryowl Tuesday #3

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OH WOW! mysteryowl Tuesday #17

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It's sublime -- especially with the lemon. hedda_foil Wednesday #32

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