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SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:22 pm
by mreheater72
Hi guys,
today I "decided" to open an "vintage" tray ration "SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB" Date of Pack July 2, 1999. The metal tray has some massive dents and rust, but the container had no holes and so was dense

.
I took a series of photos:
Lid of the metal tray
Bottom side of the metal container with massive dents (tank?

) and rust
Side face of the tray ration with massive dents
Date code 9183 means July 2, 1999, about 12 years old
Close-up of the tray ration label
The opened (with P38) tray ration, the cake smells and looks very fine, the inner surface of the metal container was absolutely ok
Close-up of the spice cake, the vanilla crumb can be seen clearly
The cake cut in 18 portions, referring to "instructions" 3 rows by 6 rows
Close-up of one cake portion
Now the taste test: The cake was moist, the taste typical US ration cake: Very fine, even 12 years after baking

!
So long mreheater72
Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:11 pm
by housil
I realy *love* this tray rations and spice cake (Gewürzkuchen) with vanillacrumbs is one of my favourits! Once Mrs. Housil started to bake me MRE cakes at home like the lemon poppy cake.

Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:29 pm
by LogDayFreshHots
Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:40 pm
by cavguy
Yes! I remember those spice cakes. I had about 6 at once and gave them all away a few years back... Wish I would have kept them now!
Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:17 pm
by steve1989
I haven't even seen one of those before mreheater! Really cool & thanks for sharing! Great pictures! Very neat stuff.
Makes me want some sort of old mre Dessert! yummy!!
I am going to try and find at least one of these things so I can satisfy a new hunger in rations!

Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:01 am
by housil
LogDayFreshHots wrote:
Housil, did your wife warm the MRE cakes or did she make her own cakes that look like MRE cakes?
That could be a new business! Introducing "Mrs Housil's Genuine Home-Made MRE Cakes"...."Just like Uncle Sam used to make
- only better!" 
She is realy baking American cakes from our American recipies we got (THX to the Kman´s)

Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:34 pm
by LogDayFreshHots
housil wrote:LogDayFreshHots wrote:
Housil, did your wife warm the MRE cakes or did she make her own cakes that look like MRE cakes?
That could be a new business! Introducing "Mrs Housil's Genuine Home-Made MRE Cakes"...."Just like Uncle Sam used to make
- only better!" 
She is realy baking American cakes from our American recipies we got (THX to the Kman´s)

Housil -
I think I gained 40 pounds looking at your cakes!

And are those waffles I see stacked next to them
A family friend of mine was born in America but her parents were born and raised in Germany. Her mother has since passed away but when I was a kid about 30 years ago her mother would bake home made German Black Forest Cherry cake! Not the stuff in a box, but REAL home made from scratch. It was the best tasting cake I have ever had!
If you ever open one of those cakes for a birthday and need a candle, let me know. I have an extra road flare
Hope you and family had a great weekend!
Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:32 pm
by housil
LogDayFreshHots wrote:
Housil -
I think I gained 40 pounds looking at your cakes!

And are those waffles I see stacked next to them
Yep, this are waffles
I have a "couple" of
LogDayFreshHots wrote:bake home made German Black Forest Cherry cake!
Aaaaahhhhh.....
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Mrs Housil is a pro making them at home...

Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:56 pm
by LogDayFreshHots
Re: SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA CRUMB Date of Pack July 2, 1999
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:45 am
by Nawt
Hi Guy's,
a small contribution from my side. Since I dropped a tray it ended up dinged so I decided to eat it
The tray:

- Tray cake: spice cake with vanilla crumb
Date codes:

- datecode

- side
The tray Cake:

- open
A big slice since I was by myself

- 6 portion size slice
Enjoy!
Nawt.
ow yes... it's yummie