What kind of birthday cake will I have?

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I don't eat chocolate- like zero as I'm a proper chocaholic so had to quit years ago. so looking for birthday cake ideas, the last few years I've had lovely carrot cakes but I would like something different this year.

Will be getting it professionally made so I'm open to ideas of different types of cake- just has to have zero chocolate!

I was thinking maybe a baked berry cheesecake but not sure

Ok so Colin the ubiquitous Caterpillar birthday cake is out.

If I was to gave a professionally made cake right now I'd go for a lemon drizzle. It's a classic but when done right it can be super light and amazing. ( and not as heavy a a lump of concrete, like my last attempt at one turned out!)

For my daughters last birthday cake I made a lemon madeira cake with lemon curd filling and a lemon butter cream. It tasted lovely.

Thanks both, lemon doesn't seem very appealing. I don't know maybe it is just because I've not tried it before

Traditional Victoria sponge with a fresh raspberry and cream filling.

My birthday cake last year was caramel flavoured and it was blooming gorgeous.

@TheWoollybacksWife what kind of caramel cake? Was it like a sponge or something?

Apple crumble cake.
Or a heavy fruit cake - I love Christmas cake

Thanks both, lemon doesn't seem very appealing. I don't know maybe it is just because I've not tried it before
Get a slice from a bakers! Done well and it is lovely!
Actually I think any cake that is going to suggested on here would get the thumbs up from me!

Coconut!

Can't beat Red Velvet.

Sorry, that does have chocolate. Unhelpful.

Tres leche cake or coconut

Naked cake (lots of layers of Victoria sponge with fresh cream and berries)

Coffee and walnut cake with coffee buttercream

Apple cake with crumble topping

Almond cake with raspberries

Spanish orange and almond meringue cake

Lotus biscuit or caramac (apologies if you count caramac as chocolate)

One of our tiers on our wedding cake was coffee flavour and it was so good

It was sponge cake with a delicate caramel taste layered with caramel flavoured buttercream and a very thin layer of dulce de leche. It wasn't overwhelmingly caramel - it was quite subtle but really delicious.

It was my 50th birthday cake. I don't usually have a cake as we have lots of birthdays one after the other and we tend to get a bit 'caked out' but my DDs know I have a weakness for caramel and ordered it specially.

Coffee and walnut cake or croquembouche

www.thespruceeats.com/a-classic-croquembouche-recipe-1375168

Coffee and walnut is a classic, always popular. Or maybe a rainbow layer cake?

Not a fan of coffee but the Victoria sponge sounds nice or maybe take the caramel idea and have a caramel cheesecake

I’d choose Victoria sponge filled with fresh cream and strawberries

Coconut and raspberry jam

www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/e/easy-lemon-curd-layercake.html

This. It's bloody amazing.