recipe by the book: swamplandia!
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Karen Russell’s debut novel Swamplandia! is the story of Ava Bigtree, a thirteen-year-old girl faced with the daunting prospect of saving her family as well as her family’s failing business: a gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. When we asked Karen to contribute to Recipe by the Book, she did us one better and offered two unique cake recipes suitable for resourceful teenagers as well as book club members with a sweet tooth. Read on for the recipes, as well as an exclusive note from Karen (and an interjection from her sister — cake is a family business, after all!).TRANSCRIPT
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“I asked Mom for the recipe for Mistake Cake. This is a real thing that you may or may not remember. I think its genesis actually has something to do with a failed cake—one that was not completely cooked or that was over-cooked. It is basically cake you can eat out of a bowl, which I enjoy because no one really can tell just how much cake you are eating, but it is likely a lot of cake.”
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SWAMPLANDIA! OUTDOOR ANDINDOOR CAKES
A Message From Karen Russell:
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The Original Handwritten ‘Mistake Cake’ Recipe Card
OUTDOOR FLORIDA ORANGE CAKE
INDOOR "MISTAKE CAKE"
SWAMPLANDIA! OUTDOOR ANDINDOOR CAKES