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Your favourite cake

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ivykaty44 · 28/07/2023 15:29

What is it?

Mine is fruit cake, you can keep your chocolate cakes and cupcakes with mountains of butter cream - I love a fruit cake with a cuppa

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LizaTarbuckForQueen · 28/07/2023 16:13

Coffee and Walnut
Fruit cake with marzipan
Black Forest (but only if it's drenched in booze and cherries)

All other cake is revolting. And couldn't tell you the last time I had any cake at all. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago?

Most cakes (and cream ones especially) are claggy nastiness.

<dons hardhat>

GigiAnnna · 28/07/2023 16:13

I love carrot cake and anything with thick icing but I feel like any plain cake that is homemade is nicer than anything heavily iced shop bought.

Parsleymint · 28/07/2023 16:15

Orange cake
Plum bread
Any cake with ground almond, I love a heavy cake.
No buttercream thank you.

I have a glut of raspberries in the garden so made a raspberry cake. 3 egg sponge with 50/50 almond and self raising flour.
Put half the mix in a loaf tin, add a layer of raspberries, second layer of sponge mix and sprinkle with sugar. Doesn't look pretty but it's delicious.

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evtheria · 28/07/2023 16:16

That Swedish cake that looks like it's topped in a layer of smashed up Daim.
Never actually tried it, but I just KNOW, I can feel it in my bones (and tummy) that it is one of my most loved cakes.

WhateverMate · 28/07/2023 16:19

I'm not over keen on cake really, but quite like a bit of lemon drizzle.

caringcarer · 28/07/2023 16:20

Homemade Victoria Sandwich or if shop bought a Pink Fondant Fancy. I very rarely eat cake though maybe 2 or 3 little slices a year.

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ivykaty44 · 28/07/2023 16:21

Has anyone mentioned ginger cake yet? Banana bread, lemon curd loaf cake ...

loaves & bread, we are talking cake so its fine you can put those banana bread, ginger loaves and lemon curd loaf thingy to one side or on a pedestal and now come and talk favourite cake.

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VeridicalVagabond · 28/07/2023 16:22

Lemon pound cake soaked with so, so much lemon syrup and sprinkled with pistachios.

Or a nice french fancy, those orange ones Mr Kipling do at Halloween are one of my biggest weaknesses.

DaisyThistle · 28/07/2023 16:23

Coffee and walnut
Spiced dutch apple with cream cheese and crumble topping
Also love orange curd and lavender madeira

Bookish88 · 28/07/2023 16:23

Carrot cake
Lemon drizzle a close second.

Eloweeese · 28/07/2023 16:23

Seed cake

ForeverYellow · 28/07/2023 16:24

sticky ginger cake , Victoria sponge with fresh cream , parkin .

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 28/07/2023 16:26

ivykaty44 · 28/07/2023 16:21

Has anyone mentioned ginger cake yet? Banana bread, lemon curd loaf cake ...

loaves & bread, we are talking cake so its fine you can put those banana bread, ginger loaves and lemon curd loaf thingy to one side or on a pedestal and now come and talk favourite cake.

When is a sweet baked confection not a cake? Is it to do with shape? Battenberg is unquestionably a cake and it's rectangular. Another one I like when in the mood.

OzziePopPop · 28/07/2023 16:30

Ginger cake, very sticky and aged a day or two to mature. No icing or a glacé icing drizzle. Or carrot cake with a cream cheese buttercream. I want cake now!

AtleastitsnotMonday · 28/07/2023 16:39

In total honesty I'm a savoury girl, so I'd say my homemade Thai fish cakes.
If I have to go sweet then a Belgian bun or a gingerbread man.

Wheresmyrobe · 28/07/2023 16:41

Unpopular I know, but birthday strawberry jam and loads of fondant icing. I have a real sweet tooth.

Wheresmyrobe · 28/07/2023 16:41

Birthday cake**

Ladyoftheknight · 28/07/2023 16:44

Classic birthday cakes with jam and 'cream' and a thick layer of set fondant.
Or a light carrot cake with raisins and cinnamon and thick cream cheese frosting. All with a strong coffee to offset the sweetness!

Anything Mr Kipling is a daily favourite though, for ease

tt9 · 28/07/2023 16:44

any cake available for me to eat is my favourite cake. I don't believe in cake discrimination and love them all equally. obviously with an obligatory cup of caffeinated beverage

Hoppinggreen · 28/07/2023 16:45

I love coffee cake but all too often people put nuts in and ruin it.
Portuguese orange cake is amazing too

Groutyonehereagain · 28/07/2023 16:46

Chocolate cheesecake.

Comedycook · 28/07/2023 16:46

I really like birthday cake...so vanilla sponge filled with jam and cream and topped with fondant icing.

Otherwise

Carrot cake
Lemon drizzle
Chocolate but only if it's the one I make...mines the best in my humble opinion 😂

OldTinHat · 28/07/2023 16:48

Victoria sponge with fresh cream and strawberry jam all day long!

Although I could be tempted by a fresh cream apple turnover, mind...

Defiantlynot41 · 28/07/2023 16:50

Anyone who likes fondant fancies should treat themselves to the Betty's of Harrogate ones . Shockingly expensive especially if you're not local and need to pay the postage www.bettys.co.uk/cakes/fondant-fancies

Otherwise, I like most cake unless it's dry, can't stand a dry cake!

Crikeyalmightey · 28/07/2023 16:50

I made a nice blueberry cake recently, that went down well.
Going to try making a Guinness cake next, complete with fluffy white top, a la Nigella.
Favourite is my MIL's fruitcake tho.