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Friday Faves #35-What's Your Favorite Birthday Cake?

10/6/2017

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     October is the month of many birthdays in our family! All 3 of my daughters were born in October. Then, one of  my daughter's-in-law has an October birthday, as well as my sister! That is a lot of cake! Of course, as children my girls each had to have their own, which was tricky because Lindsey and Maddy's birthdays are one day apart. Alicia's birthday is the earliest in the month, coming soon.  So, I decided that we should celebrate birthday month by asking everyone today's Friday Fave question: 
What is your favorite flavor of birthday cake?
     My favorite birthday cake is angel food cake! Homemade of course.  Or, a chiffon cake would be nice.  I just love the lightness of these cakes and I love how well they go with a little ice cream and don't make me feel too full and heavy.  This Orange Chiffon Cake that I posted about on an earlier post would be perfect. Now that I have a Kitchen Aid, making it is so much easier.  If you haven't tried this recipe, you must.  I am really proud of this one! It has so much orange flavor and is tall, light and delicious. 
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   Maddy surprised me by saying that she loves strawberry flavored cake.  Just like one you would make from a cake mix, like this: 
     I think that my DIL Korina likes this kind as well.  Pink is nice for a little girl's birthday party. And, here is a tip:
  • Be sure to beat the batter for the correct amount of time!  Too long will make it tough, too short and your cake will be flat, dry and dense.
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     I figured that Lindsey would choose something pumpkin flavored, and she did! At first she said pumpkin cake.  Then she added, "or pumpkin cheese cake".  I thought that she would choose the cheese cake because she loves cheese cake.  She had cheese cake for her wedding.  I don't think we have made a pumpkin cheese cake here on the blog.  Maybe I will have to make one for Lindsey's birthday this year and post about it!  But, if you can't wait that long, here is a Wisconsinmade one that you can order now! It has 5 stars on Amazon! It looks good!
     As I said, Alicia's birthday is coming up first.  She chose chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles and maybe a raspberry or strawberry filling.  This answer surprised me because Alicia doesn't like frosting.  But when I questioned it, she said, "I know, but it is the whole birthday experience!"  So, even though she doesn't live here in Phoenix, today I made her a birthday cake just to her specifications.  Here it is with the recipe.
Triple Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Cream Filling and Cacao Frosting.
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So, what is your favorite cake for your birthday? Let us know, and if you can't decide, maybe you can choose one of these that we have shared! Happy Birthday!
Here are some great tools to help you be successful when baking these cakes.  
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Natalie A link
10/9/2017 10:07:27 am

The cakes look delicious! I use to always love a Boston Cream Pie for my birthday cake. For some reason, I have been unique to like pies, instead of cake, for my birthday! :) I do love strawberry and confetti cake though!

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Michele Morin link
10/11/2017 05:19:16 am

My favorite birthday cake to make is chocolate with whip cream frosting and chopped up Reese cups on the top. And, I'm pretty happy about eating it too.

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Helen link
10/11/2017 05:21:07 am

That sounds delicious!

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Miz Helen
10/14/2017 01:46:10 pm

Could I just have a slice of each one of them, they both look delicious to me! I really appreciate you sharing your awesome post and your talent with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen

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Trudy link
10/19/2017 11:51:17 pm

I have two children with October birthdays, as well! The first one was the beginning of the month and she wanted Cheesecake too. The second is the middle of the month and he went for German Chocolate. Thank you for sharing with us at Designing You! and happy birthday to everyone!

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