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Nija
05-13-2008, 05:22 AM
I said Hard :heh:

Sorry.

Every year, I make my wife bake me a cake. Last year it was a New York Cheesecake (**** graham crust, in it's ass). The year before, 3 layer chocolate cake with homemade frosting. Cherry pie, Apple pie, pineapple upside-down cake, and a hostess cake (Think Any Hostess-brand product all pressed together, with icing and candles).

This year I'm stumped. I was thinking maybe a Black Forest chocolate cake, or maybe some kind of gelatin pie. I'm fairly open to trying new desserts, unless they have stuff I don't like.

Things I don't like:
Coconut
Carrots
Kiwi
Veggies
Mincemeat pies
Fruitcake

Things I like:
Lemons
Cherries
Chocolate
Cheesecake (she said she will kill me before she handmixes one of these again :D)
Fruit

It doesn't have to be a cake/pie, it just needs to be a dessert. Please toss your suggestions in here.

My sweet tooth will hate you all, but my belly won't.
Kim
05-13-2008, 05:39 AM
Do you want a recipe, or just ideas?

How about a souffle, or a fancy rolled cake?
oblongmelon
05-13-2008, 07:39 AM
pm'd.
SKinAZ
05-13-2008, 09:38 AM
Two cake favorites in our house are Fresh Apple Cake and Lemon Jello Cake.

A co-worker brought in a Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake she saw in Martha Stewart's magazine and it was pretty darn good too!
Jeffbx
05-13-2008, 12:21 PM
Home made cinnamon rolls! You can't go wrong with cinnamon.
MrGreg
05-13-2008, 12:40 PM
How about the Chocolate Kahlua Cake I described in this (http://www.gotapex.com/the-softer-side-of-got-apex/88522-pan-cake-recipes.html?highlight=chocolate+kahlua) thread.

(but this won't get many points for difficulty)
DarkFury
05-13-2008, 12:50 PM
I've always like Red Velvet cake myself...

Not difficult... but certainly DELICIOUS!!! :D
Jah Rulez
05-20-2008, 02:33 PM
Ahhh...Red Velvet aka The Family Reunion Special.....
Nija
05-22-2008, 06:07 AM
Do you want a recipe, or just ideas?



Yes. :D

Thanks, Obby!

Here are a couple of other things I've found that sound good:
mon Yogurt Cake
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_35500,00.html

Lemon-Vanilla Angel Food Cake with Raspberry-Blueberry Sauce
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_9449,00.html

Mississippi Mud Cake
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_8423,00.html

Dulce de Leche Trifle
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_34722,00.html
thresher
05-29-2008, 01:27 PM
Nija, go for the Dulce de Leche Trifle. It's rich, rich, rich. Creamy, moist (duh) and soooo good. Layers of incredible goodness.
Yummers. Makes me wish I was at your house birthday dinner night. Btw, is it for your birthday or just to re-establish your dominance over your wife? ;)
Prngr44
05-29-2008, 01:36 PM
I like those cakes where you poke holes in it with a toothpick then dump jello onto the top so it seeps into the cake, then frost it.
ShawnLee
05-29-2008, 10:21 PM
Nija, go for the Dulce de Leche Trifle. It's rich, rich, rich. Creamy, moist (duh) and soooo good. Layers of incredible goodness.
Yummers. Makes me wish I was at your house birthday dinner night. Btw, is it for your birthday or just to re-establish your dominance over your wife? ;)
:stupid:
Oh man, I remember having a slice at a friend's house long ago. Oh man... Yes!
Nija
05-30-2008, 03:28 AM
I like those cakes where you poke holes in it with a toothpick then dump jello onto the top so it seeps into the cake, then frost it.

Jello is evil. :puke:


Btw, is it for your birthday or just to re-establish your dominance over your wife?
:shifty:
:hihi:
:shifty:
The Happy Squirrel
06-09-2008, 08:01 PM
no idea how to spell it but how about teirre massu? i sure someone knows what the heck i am trying to say here
Markel
06-09-2008, 08:30 PM
no idea how to spell it but how about teirre massu? i sure someone knows what the heck i am trying to say here
tiramisu. Good stuff.
Nija
06-10-2008, 03:16 AM
So I ended up changing my mind at the last moment and went with: Lemon Layer cake (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_10697,00.html)

My Impression: Meh.

The cake came out almost bread like, not light and fluffy. Wife thinks she should have sifted the flour, but the directions didn't say to until much later. The filling & frosting were awesome though (although I must say, you have to like lemons :P)
Jeffbx
06-10-2008, 05:46 AM
Lemon cake is awesome, but I always thought it was *supposed* to be pretty dense, like a pound cake. Or like me when I first wake up.
Nija
06-11-2008, 06:14 AM
Lemon cake is awesome, but I always thought it was *supposed* to be pretty dense, like a pound cake. Or like me when I first wake up.
I've never had a Lemon cake before so I don't know. However if it is supposed to be dense, I can see me not being a fan of it. It's tasty, don't get me wrong, just not something I like.