Continuing with the comfort food theme, Arleen McC made this delicious cake when I visited in the fall. It was so lovely and rich. Here is a double chocolate cake recipe by Ina Garten. So think about cakes ( I know MMM, you prefer pie and Rob B what about you, certified pie taster?) but what is your basic cake preference?
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting?
Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting?
Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting?
Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Frosting?
Granted we know there are Martha Washington and Hummingbird cakes, Pound cakes and cheesecakes and Orange or Lemon, Almond and Spice, Marble and Boston Creme Pie……Today I am thinking basic combinations.
And Mark your birthday is coming up and I know that Angel Food Cake is your first choice. No icing. You didn’t even like the frosting when you were one!
Cupcakes are all the rage in a lot of places these days but my sister says the amount of frosting is disproportionate to the amount of cake which is the part she likes to eat. We have all seen kids at birthday parties eat all the frosting and leave the cake part untouched or vice versa. There are lines around the block like waiting for tickets to a rockstar concert at Magnolia’s in Greenwich Village on Bleecker Street.
Just last week Laura baked a classic1-2-3-4 cake with vanilla icing for her Mom-in-Law 2B and it was well received. Here is a link to an article explaining why cooking.com is no longer able to be found on the web.
I was informed that my link to the 1-2-3-4 cake recipe was broken , I think it is fixed now but too bad about cooking.com.
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Finish the meal–
wait a bit.
Not many folks
keep a layer cake on hand.
It is usually a special occasion.
I like to serve dessert
on my grandmother’s glass plates.
The addition of fresh berries
and or ice cream can’t hurt!
Cakes both look yummy!
Chocolate cake with chocolate icing is the favorite in this house.
I can’t deal with this before breakfast – on a day I’m out of bread! 🙂 🙂
Personally, vanilla cake-vanilla icing but that one looks fabulous.
I am a cake person through and through. There is no kind that I dislike. Yum to ALL cakes!
Chocolate cake vanilla frosting
I’ll pass on the frosting…it makes my head hurt
If I HAD to eat cake (versus pie!) I would go for Rosalyn Carter’s mother’s( Jimmy fame?) Deep Chocolate Bunt Cake. Made it once for our Gourmet Club years ago and I still dream of it.
Didn’t really answer your “simple” question. Give me a good cherry pie.
Haven’t met too many cakes I didn’t like – and these look scrumptious!!!
Gorgeous shot. I like either combo!
I blame you for the little nose prints all over my monitor caused by that cake photo.
I’ve gave 5lbs from reading this blog! Let them eat cake! Anytime… any kind : )
I like pie better but I love a dense Deacadent Chocolate Cake(only 1/4 cup flour) with raspberries on top.