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  1. 05-13-2008, 05:22 AM #1
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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.

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  2. 05-13-2008, 05:39 AM #2
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Kim
    Do you want a recipe, or just ideas?
    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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  5. 05-13-2008, 09:38 AM #5
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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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    How about the Chocolate Kahlua Cake I described in this thread.

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    I've always like Red Velvet cake myself...

    Not difficult... but certainly DELICIOUS!!!


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    Ahhh...Red Velvet aka The Family Reunion Special.....
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by thresher
    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?

    Oh man, I remember having a slice at a friend's house long ago. Oh man... Yes!
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Prngr44
    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.

    Btw, is it for your birthday or just to re-establish your dominance over your wife?



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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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    Quote Originally Posted by The Happy Squirrel
    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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    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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeffbx
    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.

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