Cakes, cakes, and cakes...

Cake
@sishy7 (27167)
Australia
August 29, 2015 12:46am CST
So I clicked the pencil to start a discussion and was confronted with the "What's on your mind?" header. I had some ideas what I was about to write before, but they disappeared as I spontaneously answered the question. Instead, my title shows the three things that are on my mind now. No doubt there are so many different cakes that we know and love to eat. They can be as simple as a sponge cake to more complicated one like a multi-layered cake. The list of just widely known cakes can be long enough without adding those that are known only to specific culture or place. Examples of those that are considered a classic cake are: Black Forest, Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, Cupcake, Fruitcake, Pound Cake, Red Velvet Cake, and so on and so forth. Then there are also Brownies, Lamington, Pavlova, and Tiramisu. Varieties within each type of cakes are also abundant - making it almost like an endless list of cakes and hard to decide a favorite. And when it all fails, I can always just get an ice cream cake...
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@topffer (42156)
• France
29 Aug 15
You started the list by black forest, and it is one of my preferred. I used to always ask for a black forest for my birthday cake when I was a kid.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
It's simply because it starts with a "B"... You see, I'm such a systematic freak - I even had to put my list in alphabetical order without any apparent benefit for doing it at all...
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@topffer (42156)
• France
29 Aug 15
@sishy7 Lol, I did not noticed that it was in alphabetical order when I responded.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
@topffer He he... I really don't expect people to notice it... In fact, it'd be kinda embarrassing if they do and start thinking what a weirdo I am...
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@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
29 Aug 15
I do love cakes and how I wish that I learn to bake them
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
Easy to learn, grab a recipe on the net and follow the directions. Nothing could be easier than baking a #simple #cake.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
@cherigucchi I can make a sponge cake out of a Betty Crocker box
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
@sishy7 LOL! So can anybody else! Including me.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
29 Aug 15
Hubby has a mix for a dark chocolate pound cake type of loaf cake. It has chipoltle pepper in it too. It is dense and moist and very fattening.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
Oh wow, is it sweet and spicy at the same time?
@much2say (55668)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 15
Now you have me thinking about cakes - ha ha! But as you would expect, yesterday we had a piece of kiddie birthday cake - and tonight we will be having another. Quite frankly I don't know how much more kiddie birthday cake I can take!!
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@much2say (55668)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Aug 15
@sishy7 Yah - it was - ha ha! Plus the girlie girl cupcakes - ugh sometimes it's just way over the top! I wrote a bit about it, but last night was a completely different one - a raceway party - so they had a "Cars" theme caked - looked homemade - but an icing layer totally melted and the cake layers shifted!! I am seriously caked out now.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
30 Aug 15
Ha ha... you must have seen all kinds of birthday cakes . I imagine lots of pink decorating the girlie girl party's birthday cake.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 Aug 15
Which one do I go with Let me start with Blackforest Extra Cherries and Strawberries please
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 Aug 15
@sishy7 I love any cake that comes my way (and ignore the writing) Nope, I cannot ignore this one here Someone finally believes that I am still 19
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
I only have this one... (and ignore the writing)
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
#strawberries on a #Black Forest cake? I have only tried the #cherries so far.
@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
31 Aug 15
like, like, like it's my favorite dessert, next to fresh fruits.. From your list, I choose those I haven't eaten lately which are fruit cake and red velvet cake. What's Lamington and Pavlova?
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
31 Aug 15
Lamington is originally from Australia. It's basically sponge cake coated in chocolate sauce first then in desiccated coconut. Sometimes it comes in two halves with a layer of cream or strawberry jam in between. Pavlova is originally from New Zealand and named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It's something similar to meringue (softer or more moist in the center) and traditionally decorated with a topping of whipped cream and fresh fruits.
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@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
1 Sep 15
@sishy7 mouth watering... must have them. I think I'll enjoy Pavlova.
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@allknowing (136564)
• India
30 Aug 15
I am surprised you did not add date and walnut cake which is my favourite and I make it often. Black Forest is indeed something I will do anything to get it but I want the real one which I tasted when was I in that area a few years ago. Now I want an ice cream cake too
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
30 Aug 15
It's because I'm not too familiar with a date and walnut cake...
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
31 Aug 15
I like cakes with icings . My favorite icing is mocha and strawberry flavor !
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
31 Aug 15
Sometimes I like icings to look at rather than to eat - I can't handle too much sweetness.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 15
Cakes that I love most are to be found in classic cakes as you mentioned ::)
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
Yes, they are all yummy cakes, aren't they?
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
You sound like you are in need of "sugar" badly. Cakes are good for that quick fix.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
He he... you've been to my donut post too, haven't you?
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
I love the real #Black Forest cake, not a mickey mouse version of it.
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
Yeah, I guess there are some wannabe cakes too...
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
29 Aug 15
@sishy7 Oh yes,, there are a lot of #wannabe" cakes out there.
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@apez28 (122)
• Philippines
30 Aug 15
i like cakes...but i dont no how to bake it....
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
30 Aug 15
Some cakes are really simple and easy to make. Or there are also some premix ones - all we have to do is follow directions on the box.
• Romania
29 Aug 15
i like pancakes :)) i tried to make some but i failed.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
29 Aug 15
Oh yes, that would be another type of cakes... Try the premix ones, perhaps you'll have better luck with those.
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