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What is your favorite kind of cake? I enjoy raspberry torte. And you? (Original Post) debm55 Friday OP
Carrot cake. OLDMDDEM Friday #1
Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM. Enjoy your carrot cake. debm55 Friday #8
NY cheesecake 😁 TommieMommy Friday #2
Same here! Wicked Blue Friday #9
Yummy. That you very much, TommieMommie and enjoy your NY cheesecake. debm55 Friday #10
Carrot cake! Without a doubt 😁 Hey Joe Friday #3
Thank you very much, Hey Joe. Enjoy your carrot cake. debm55 Friday #12
Dobosh torte EYESORE 9001 Friday #4
Wow, EYESORE 9001, that looks delicious. Enjoy your Dobosh torte. debm55 Friday #13
I have not found a bakery that will make it any more. Zackzzzz Friday #17
TBH, the last one I had EYESORE 9001 Friday #18
Black Forest Cake displacedvermoter Friday #5
Yummy. Thank you very much for sharing displacedvermoter and enjoy your Black Forest Cake. debm55 Friday #14
;-{) Carrot Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Goonch Friday #6
Oh wow, thank you very much, Goonch. for sharing. I made that cake a couple of times. And I agree it is wonderful. Enjoy debm55 Friday #15
A layer of red velvet cake topped with a layer of cheesecake, covered with chocolate curls. Decadence on a plate! Dorothy V Friday #7
Tres Leche CanonRay Friday #11
I think that is so terrific. Thank you very much, CanonRay. Enjoy your Tres Leche.😁 debm55 Friday #21
CHOCOLATE Mad_Dem_X Friday #16
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X. Enjoy your chocolate cake. debm55 Friday #19
Coconut cake 🎂 smothered with lots of coconut. Polly Hennessey Friday #20
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. That sounds delicious. Enjoy.❤️ debm55 Friday #22
I like a cup of boiled custard along with my coconut cake. It was a big Christmas tradition yellowdogintexas Yesterday #49
Opera Cake... MiHale Friday #23
Oh wow, that sounds so delicious. Thank you for sharing Opera Cake with us, MiHale. debm55 Friday #24
I like a moist cake like Swedish Nut Cake Emile Friday #25
Thank looks yummy. Thank you for sharing with us, Emile. Enjoy. debm55 Friday #26
My wife just now made a cherry cheesecake Emile Friday #46
German chocolate Lifeafter70 Friday #27
Thank you so much for sharing with us. Lifeafter70. Wonderful cake. debm55 Friday #28
pie. but carrot/spice/yellow w/ buttercream frosting. pansypoo53219 Friday #29
Smith Island Cake (official cake of Maryland) 50 Shades Of Blue Friday #30
'I'm of the "cake is only there to support the frosting" school' 3catwoman3 Friday #44
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!! SWBTATTReg Friday #31
On my mother's last birthday, she wanted pumpkin pie instead of cake MIButterfly Friday #32
Good ol' Mom. Wish here a happy Bday too for me! SWBTATTReg Friday #33
I'm sorry; I meant to write "...on her last birthday before she died..." MIButterfly Friday #36
Ohhh! I am so sorry to bring you pain!! Pls. forgive me, and her memory will live beside my memories of SWBTATTReg Friday #37
No, you didn't bring me any pain at all. MIButterfly Friday #39
Mug cake! mwmisses4289 Friday #34
'i forgot coconut + cheesecake. i have made some good cheesecakes. coffee. plain w/ pecan topping(yes we pecan pansypoo53219 Friday #35
I have TWO! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #38
Chocolate cake! MIButterfly Friday #40
Cold milk is the best chaser for pastry/baked goods of any kind. 3catwoman3 Friday #42
I live way, way too near a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise... 3catwoman3 Friday #41
Strawberry short cake. applegrove Friday #43
Coconut Cake with Raspberry Filling between the layers RockCreek Friday #45
Pineapple upside down cake here JMCKUSICK Friday #47
I Guess German Chocolate ProfessorGAC Friday #48
German Chocolate or coconut. yellowdogintexas Yesterday #50
Apple sauce Raisin Coolgoober Yesterday #51
Chocolate Spoon Cake MackinacBridge Yesterday #52
I love my baby's poundcake. flvegan Yesterday #53
Cheesecake MolecularDust Yesterday #54

Zackzzzz

(370 posts)
17. I have not found a bakery that will make it any more.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:25 PM
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I now make Apple Cake with Walnuts, NO Frosting.

debm55

(61,014 posts)
15. Oh wow, thank you very much, Goonch. for sharing. I made that cake a couple of times. And I agree it is wonderful. Enjoy
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:53 AM
Friday

Dorothy V

(510 posts)
7. A layer of red velvet cake topped with a layer of cheesecake, covered with chocolate curls. Decadence on a plate!
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:27 AM
Friday

debm55

(61,014 posts)
21. I think that is so terrific. Thank you very much, CanonRay. Enjoy your Tres Leche.😁
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:34 PM
Friday

Polly Hennessey

(8,866 posts)
20. Coconut cake 🎂 smothered with lots of coconut.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:33 PM
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Add some vanilla ice cream and I am in heaven. It’s like eating a ☁️ ☁️ 🙂‍↔️ cloud.

yellowdogintexas

(23,721 posts)
49. I like a cup of boiled custard along with my coconut cake. It was a big Christmas tradition
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:45 AM
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in my family.

MiHale

(13,075 posts)
23. Opera Cake...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:42 PM
Friday

Opera cake is a classic, elaborate French dessert featuring layers of coffee-soaked almond sponge cake (joconde), coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache, topped with a chocolate glaze, often with the word "Opéra" written on top. It's known for its rich coffee and chocolate flavor, and while time-consuming, it's considered an impressive and decadent treat for special occasions.

Emile

(42,467 posts)
46. My wife just now made a cherry cheesecake
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 04:13 PM
Friday

with a graham cracker crust that looks pretty good too.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,423 posts)
30. Smith Island Cake (official cake of Maryland)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:08 PM
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For those who haven't heard of it, it's a cake made from lots of thin layers of yellow cake separated by chocolate frosting (and frosted all over with chocolate frosting). I'm of the "cake is only there to support the frosting" school, lol.

Raspberry torte sounds yummy too!

3catwoman3

(29,493 posts)
44. 'I'm of the "cake is only there to support the frosting" school'
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:59 PM
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Me, too. GMTA -

The more frosting the better!

SWBTATTReg

(26,297 posts)
31. Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!!
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:15 PM
Friday

But my favorite bday cake was not a bday cake, it was pumpkin pie!! Mom would fix this vs. a cake. Ah, the memories!

MIButterfly

(2,846 posts)
32. On my mother's last birthday, she wanted pumpkin pie instead of cake
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:46 PM
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I was in the kitchen, lighting the "eight" and "three" numbered candles and, in my peripheral vision, I could see her come to the kitchen and then turn back to go to the livingroom. When I brought the pie out with the lit candles, she acted so surprised.

I thought that was so sweet of her. ❤️

MIButterfly

(2,846 posts)
36. I'm sorry; I meant to write "...on her last birthday before she died..."
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:54 PM
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But I appreciate your sentiment. Thank you.

SWBTATTReg

(26,297 posts)
37. Ohhh! I am so sorry to bring you pain!! Pls. forgive me, and her memory will live beside my memories of
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:02 PM
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my Mom making a pumpkin pie too, stead of a birthday cake for my birthday. Days in which I remember w/ fondness.

Take care and go forth w/ joy!

MIButterfly

(2,846 posts)
39. No, you didn't bring me any pain at all.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:09 PM
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It was my fault for not being clear. I can see how "her last birthday" wouldn't necessarily mean her last birthday ever.

You take care and go forth with joy as well!

pansypoo53219

(23,073 posts)
35. 'i forgot coconut + cheesecake. i have made some good cheesecakes. coffee. plain w/ pecan topping(yes we pecan
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:49 PM
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the plain w/ rhubarb topping. strawberry. the PINK SQUIRREL CHEESECAKE.

MIButterfly

(2,846 posts)
40. Chocolate cake!
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:13 PM
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When I was a kid, I absolutely loved having a slice of fresh chocolate cake with a cold glass of milk. It was such a perfect combination to me.

3catwoman3

(29,493 posts)
42. Cold milk is the best chaser for pastry/baked goods of any kind.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:47 PM
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I put a mug of milk in the freezer long enough for it to get a crust of ice on the surface of the milk, so it is really, really cold.

3catwoman3

(29,493 posts)
41. I live way, way too near a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:42 PM
Friday

...and am very fond of their chocolate/chocolate chip and red velvet flavors, both of which are frosted with generous amounts of vanilla cream cheese frosting.

In nice weather, I can walk there, and have done so on a few occasions, figuring I might burn off about 2 bites worth of calories -

ProfessorGAC

(76,893 posts)
48. I Guess German Chocolate
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:39 PM
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Not a big cake eater, but I'd have a hard time passing up a slice of german chocolate cake.

yellowdogintexas

(23,721 posts)
50. German Chocolate or coconut.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:50 AM
Yesterday

WHen I bake a coconut cake I fill between the layers with some of the frosting, some drained crushed pineapplel and some coconut. Then frost the whole thing with the white frosting and lots of coconut on the outside.
Oh yes and I make Ermine frosting for this cake, not buttercream or cream cheese. It is a light and delicate frosting that only uses 1 cup of regular granulated sugar so it isn't too sweet.

I always wanted German Chocolate for my birthday cake.

Coolgoober

(361 posts)
51. Apple sauce Raisin
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:56 AM
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With butter cream frosting. My grandfather used to make it and I loved it. Now my daughter makes the same recipe (from scratch as he did) for me. I'm spoiled

MackinacBridge

(35 posts)
52. Chocolate Spoon Cake
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:23 AM
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served on the long distance Amtrak trains, especially when they put whipped cream on it.
At home, chocolate mayonnaise cake with cooked chocolate frosting.

MolecularDust

(35 posts)
54. Cheesecake
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:32 AM
Yesterday

However, the best cake I’ve ever had in my life is Paul Prudhomme’s spiced pecan cake. I’ve made it once for a couples gourmet group that my ex and I belonged to. It literally takes all day to make this cake if you follow the original recipe, but it’s divine! I always thought I’d make it again some day when I’m snowed in with nothing much else to do - but that hasn’t happened ~ YET.

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