Spanish Bar Cake

[kritafo]

Anyone know if any bakeries in Calgary that make a Spanish Bar Cake. My sister who is terminally ill is just wanting some and I tried a few recipes off the net but can't find one that tastes like the one they made at Sobey's/IGA or the Jane Parker one you could get years ago.

I called Sobey's this morning and they don't have the spice cake mix they used for this cake and can no longer get the spice cake mix.

[Scary Bill]

Here's a discussion that may help.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/581559

There are recipes that purport to be the original A&P recipe on the net, and all are from scratch, not a cake mix, so perhaps you could try them.

[kritafo]

Thanks Scary Bill, it's actually where I got my recipe the first time. lol.

Funny thing is, my sister who lives in Ancaster ON is coming this evening on Westjet with a Spanish Bar cake from the bakery listed on the above link you mentioned. I cant' wait.

But I will try the recipe again and make my adjustments. I was just hoping that a bakery sold one here, as running back and forth to the hospital and having teenagers it doesn't leave much time to myself to be baking ;)

[Scary Bill]

Best to your sister and your family. Hope the cake is the right one.