my kind of birthday cake
before you ask – no, today is not my birthday. but it’s coming up later this month and it’s a big one. the first into a new decade. I’m convinced that the best is yet to come so I’m embracing it with open arms.
every year, dlb and I bake a cake for each other’s birthday. last year it was a simple vanilla cake with chocolate frosting for me and carrot cake for him. the other day he asked me what kind of cake I’d like so my mind has been swirling with ideas. I’m all about a big cake, puffed to the max with sugar and cream, but I though I’d attempt to find something a little healthier. {couldn’t hurt, right?} I love the looks of these cakes from Roost, especially that Almond & Cherry Upside Down Cake.
what’s your favorite kind of cake?
{images from Roost}
The boy and i make each other a cake each year for our birthdays. Last week i made him a cherry and almond cake based on the waitrose cherry and almond marble loaf. id like to say we favoured it but we ate it fast.
I’ve requested a pain ou chocolate for my birthday next week as we’re in the alps for it. im mighty excited for that pastry. xo
you bake each other cakes? that’s probably the cutest thing i’ve ever heard.
my fave is tres leches, but joe hates it. bummer.
i think birthdays are a good time to splurge, but that said, anything from Roost is bound to be healthy and delish…i love a good classic spice cake with cream cheese frosting. and one of my faves is a white pepper and ginger lemon cake.
That cherry almond one looks delicious- makes me want to run out to the market right now for cherries:)
i’m pretty much a double-chocolate cake kinda girl, and i’ve been doing cupcakes instead of full cakes for a while. i think for my next birthday (a new decade for me, too) i’m going to have to go big, though. :)
Carrot cake is my absolute favorite!
I love cakes. They’re so simple and cute.
How exciting to have your birthday coming up so soon!
My favourite cake is those delicious perfectly moist coconut layer cakes. Always good. Or raspberry with fluffy whipped frosting.
xxx
Those all are fantastic and each could be the winner!!!!!
I love all cakes (and pies!)… I guess I’d say my favorite cake is Italian cream. (Which is my dad’s favorite, too.) xo.
try this chocolate lavendar pie! it looks insanely good.
http://sunday-suppers.com/?p=3403
I enjoy a solid pineapple upside down cake. I think you would too!
http://on-msn.com/yiUvDf
I like chocolate, coconut and anything with a ton of lemon, but sometimes I like things like pot de creme of lemon.. or chocolate mousse. And there is a chocolate mousse recipe floating around the internet with just water and chocolate that looks amazing. :)
This Vegan Chocolate Avocado Cake is soooo decadent – I was a bit skeptical, but it baked up so light and rich (just use a different frosting =)
http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/07/vegan-chocolate-avocado-cake/
I like to be a little healthier, but only to the extent that I love baking with ‘unconventional’ flours (barley, spelt, rye, graham). I think my favorite kind of cake, though, is this one, which I made for my husband’s birthday this year: http://www.turntablekitchen.com/2011/11/banana-cake-with-nutella-and-cream-cheese-frosting/
I had the same exact thought this past September for my own birthday, and here’s cake I came up with: http://mynewroots.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-birthday-to-me-pumpkin-spice-cake.html
I hope you enjoy – it’s been a real hit with everyone who’s tried it!
best, Sarah B