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Need Cake: Difficulty = Hard
I said Hard
 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  )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. |
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05-13-2008, 06:39 AM
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Do you want a recipe, or just ideas?
How about a souffle, or a fancy rolled cake?
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05-13-2008, 08:39 AM
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pm'd.
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05-13-2008, 10:38 AM
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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! |
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05-13-2008, 01:21 PM
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Home made cinnamon rolls! You can't go wrong with cinnamon.
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05-13-2008, 01:40 PM
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How about the Chocolate Kahlua Cake I described in this (Pan/Cake Recipes) thread.
(but this won't get many points for difficulty)
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05-13-2008, 01:50 PM
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I've always like Red Velvet cake myself...
Not difficult... but certainly DELICIOUS!!!
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05-20-2008, 03:33 PM
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Ahhh...Red Velvet aka The Family Reunion Special.....
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05-22-2008, 07:07 AM
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Yes. Thanks, Obby! Here are a couple of other things I've found that sound good: mon Yogurt Cake http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._35500,00.html Lemon-Vanilla Angel Food Cake with Raspberry-Blueberry Sauce http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...6_9449,00.html Mississippi Mud Cake http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...6_8423,00.html Dulce de Leche Trifle http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._34722,00.html |
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05-29-2008, 02:27 PM
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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? 
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05-29-2008, 02:36 PM
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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.
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 Oh man, I remember having a slice at a friend's house long ago. Oh man... Yes!
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06-09-2008, 09:01 PM
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no idea how to spell it but how about teirre massu? i sure someone knows what the heck i am trying to say here
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06-09-2008, 09:30 PM
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06-10-2008, 04:16 AM
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So I ended up changing my mind at the last moment and went with: Lemon Layer cake
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  ) |
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06-10-2008, 06:46 AM
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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.
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06-11-2008, 07:14 AM
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