Not a proper birthday cake????

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It's my husband's birthday this weekend and we're planning a BBQ. For the bday cake I was planning on making a strawberry cheesecake. When I mentioned this to him his words were: "that's not a birthday cake. It has to be a sponge cake to be a birthday one. Cheesecake sounds lovely though!"

Why? What? How?......... I got super puzzled. Is this a rule??

He obviously loves cheesecakes, I mean he'd eat anything that's in front of him but I was a little bit surprised on the "sponge cake rule". Is there really such thing?

Put candies on it and sing happy birthday he will be happy

Cheesecake isn't a birthday cake, no. It sounds nice and all but it's not a birthday cake!

Stick some candles on top and there is no way he can argue that's not a birthday cheese cake! Hth

I agree, Cheescake is not a birthday cake.

It's not a birthday cake, he's right.
It's not a cake for a start, despite the misleading name.

Stick some candles on it....it's a birthday cake!
I'm not a big sponge cake lover, so for my last birthday, DH got a dozen assorted doughnuts from Krispy Kreme, arranged them into a mountain and stuck candles in them best birthday cake I've ever had!

Ah HardToDeal so that was a rule after all

In my book any cake with candles on is a birthday cake :)

Cheesecake is just a regular dessert, not a birthday cake.

Some people are sticklers to adhering to the Feast Day and Holiday Grub By-laws. The type who'd be appalled at any meat but turkey being served on Christmas Day even if they don't particularly like turkey!

As it's his birthday I'd probably go for a sponge based cake if that's his preference.

He's right, birthday cake is sponge with fondant or buttercream. I love cheesecake but I'd be a little miffed if I was told that's what I was getting as a birthday cake.

Well he is right, of course. A cheesecake is not a birthday cake in the traditional sense. Personally I would prefer the cheesecake though

MyBreadIsEggy that's right up my street!!!! Love Krispy Kreme!!!!! Would take it any day rather than an old fashioned Victoria sponge

I've made cheesecake as a birthday cake for my DH before - he loved it! Cheesecake is one of his favourites though.

He's right. While we're on the subject chocolate is also NOT birthday cake either. Always hugely disappointed when chocolate cake is brought out for birthdays.

I do love cheesecake though

*chocolate cake is not birthday cake

I like cheesecake but I agree with your DH it isn't a birthday cake

Oh I'd much rather get a good chocolatey caramel cheesecake rather than a 'birthday' cake!

While we're on the subject chocolate is also NOT birthday cake either.

You are more wrong than a naked Noel Edmonds knocking on my bedroom door for some sexy fun.

We would always have a desert then birthday cake and cheesecake would very definitely come into the desert section.

My DH has asked for carrot cake for his birthday cake on Saturday. I'm looking forward to telling him that he'll have to have a Victoria sponge instead

It's a Cheesecake instead of a Birthday cake, but not a 'Birthday cake'.

Cheesecake isn't a birthday cake because cheesecake isn't a cake, it's a dessert. You would have cheesecake as a pudding after a meal, but you wouldn't have a slice of cheesecake with a cup of tea at 4pm.

There IS a rule about bday cake? Please someone tell me what a birthday cake is!

In my house, a birthday cake is the cake chosen by the birthday person, with candles on it. I suppose we will have to have 2 from now.

Speak for yourself Borp!

I had no idea about these rules. Cheesecake is a dessert but not a birthday cake? But isnt a birthday cake eaten as dessert anyway?