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A week of bundts.

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Bundt cakes remind me of fall for some reason.  My daughter says it's the shape--that they look like pumpkins.  Maybe that's it.  I think it's because of the warm spicy flavors and smells I associate with those recipes.  That and the reference to to one of my favorite movies. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), where Toula’s mother doesn’t know what a bundt cake is and she “fixes” the hole in the cake with a potted flower."Ohh! It's cake!!" Every morning for the past few days I've made a different variation of the humble bundt cake. I made a pumpkin, then banana, then apple.  Today I wanted quick, so I pulled out an old recipe that I got from two different friends almost 20 years ago.  Here's my altered version: Fruit Cocktail Cake 1/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 Tbl vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 qt home canned fruit, juice included, (older is better) Preheat oven to 350, grease and flou