It’s been a while since I posted about cake. Last time it was………….. oh, yeah, right, Ricotta Bundt Cheesecake and it was waaaaaaaaay back in April!!! Yes, 2009. But still, not cool.
Well, this week is very important cake-wise. My son’s birthday is approaching and I need to figure out which cake it’s going to be. Actually, I always bake 2 cakes, one for the day of the birth date and one for the party. Which reminds me of Jessie’s (from Cakespy blog) Mother’s Day post about her mom and how she used to bake cupcakes for them because the making of the birthday cake took a long time and her mom did not want them to suffer while waiting and drooling over the cake. What a cool mom. I think in that way I’m a pretty OK mom too.
The cake in the top photo was actually more of a Sunday with 5 ice cream flavors, lots of fresh fruit, nuts, whipped cream, candy, chocolate syrup, cherries, and of course, sparklers. My son was so shocked by this gigantic “cake” that he almost cried. Oohhhhhhhh…
Then for the birthday party, I usually ask him what kind of cake he wants and then he gets to decorate it with his choice of candies. I’m not much of a cake decorator so this works great. In this photo below was a vanilla sheet cake I made with vanilla cream and mini marshmallows.
Another birthday cake I made was Black Forest Chocolate Roulade. Also easy to make and very yum-yummy.
I promise to post a cake this week. Upcoming is a particularly fluffy coconut cake.
Meanwhile, tell me, tell me, tell me, what is your favorite birthday cake?
UPDATE: If you have specific recipes which can be found in a blog/post, let me know. I will link to you.
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11 Comments
Sophie
May 26th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Happy birhday to your son! What a beauty of a cake it is!!! Excellent!!
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Matt (No Meat Athlete)
May 26th, 2009 at 2:40 am
I don’t consider myself a dessert person, so I’m confused that I keep thinking of cakes that might be my favorite! Cheesecake, red velvet, strawberry shortcake…
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donna
May 26th, 2009 at 3:49 am
What gorgeous cakes!! Happy Birthday to your little guy!!One of my favorites is Stepgrandmas cake.. on my blog.. but I love all cakes, cheesecake, chocolate, one of my absolute favorites is carrot cake with thick cream cheese frosting:)
Berni
May 26th, 2009 at 4:43 am
What a great cake, your son is one lucky boy. The cakes are always such a strong memory for me of my childhood birthdays. My Mum had a great birthday cake cookbook and we got to pick one each year. My favorite was a butterfly with yellow icing and lots of decorations.
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Katrina
May 26th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Happy birthday to your son! I thought I knew what my favorite cake was until I started reading what other people said their’s was: red velvet, carrot, chocolate, cheesecake. I love it all!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
May 26th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Happy birthday to your son! Delicious cakes! My daughter would so love the ice cream cake with 5 flavors!
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unconfidentialcook
May 26th, 2009 at 7:37 am
I love to let the kids loose with cake decorations! Both look great (especially if you love minimarshmallows!). My favorite cake is Our #1 Favorite Chocolate Cake. As for the fané, it’s really not work at all…just assembly (If you buy the meringue cookies like I did).
Diana
May 27th, 2009 at 10:44 am
What a cool ice cream sundae cake! That’s adorable that he almost cried. I don’t know if I have a favorite, maybe coconut or red velvet.
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Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food.
May 27th, 2009 at 10:48 am
wonderful ideas everyone!
If you have specific recipes which can be found online, or in a blog/post, let me know. I will link to you.
Diana – I think I’ll make tyour dirt cake as cake #1.
Jennifer Nicole
May 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I don’t have a favorite, but I DO have a story about my boyfriend’s.
He’s way into baked goods: the kind of guy that will eat leftover cake for breakfast for three days straight. When he mentioned how cool it would be to have a poppyseed muffin cake with cream cheese frosting, I hired my boss’s wife (a baker-from-scratch kinda gal) and we went to work. The result was an amazing poppyseed cake with a light cream cheese frosting and amaretto filling. He was floored, and it was SO worth the two days it took to make it all.
Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food.
May 27th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Jennifer, 2 days to make a cake??? And it does sound amazing. Recipe?