Genoise cake with white chocolate mascarpone frosting, I have hazelnut praline in the filling. It’s pretty decadent, and I make it once a year around Christmas time.
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Black forest cake
Last weekend we were in Baltimore for a tournament, and my daughter had a day off so of course we had to go to DC for the Great Cupcake Taste Off - Sprinkles v DC Cupcakes. My daughter is a cupcake fanatic.
We got all hot and sweaty walking the Mall and then off to Georgetown to get the goodies. Found a parking spot near Sprinkles and got them. Hiked a few blocks to DC Cupcakes. The line was enormous! We couldn’t wait.
The winner by default was Sprinkles. Very good.
By DC Cupcakes, are you referring to Georgetown Cupcake? I have had both Sprinkles and Georgetown . Both good. I like both cake and cupcakes, vanilla more than chocolate. Like lots of frosting. Love carrot cake, black forest cake. Cupcakes with interesting flavors are cool. I had a green tea cupcake once that was very interesting. With cupcakes, you can potentially try a couple different flavors.
Yes, I guess it was Georgetown CC, the one that was a food network show.
We have one close that has mini cupcakes. I like those because you can eat one little one or 3 little ones of different flavors. And mini cupcakes have no calories, right?
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I like my frosting less sweet than the recipes call for, but then, when I cut the amount of sugar, sometimes it’s not stiff enough.
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When this thread popped back up in my feed, it made me smile. My MIL’s 95th birthday was in April, and we got a chocolate sheet cake from Costco. The assisted living facility served the cake after lunch, and pretty much every resident stopped over to thank us for sharing … they all seem to love chocolate cake!
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Posted this in 2021. I did not get a doll cake for my 65th birthday (a few months ago), but did find a bakery which had a “birthday princess cake” with roses and a plastic tiara decorations. I ordered it in my favorite cake flavor with my favorite icing. Roses were pink at my request.
It was worth it!
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I’ve made the ballgown cake, and even have the plastic head in with my kitchen stuff. It was for one of my daughters, and I think the gown was pink. You can make it with the mixing bowl from Pampered Chef.
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I missed this thread the first time around. My fave cake is Lemon Chiffon or some variation on that (I often use whatever citrus I have on hand). It’s similar to an Angel Food Cake, but uses the egg yolks too. Very light. Sometimes I top it with a little lemon or orange glaze. I’m not a huge fan of frosting, but I do like some homemade frosting. So much of the frosting on a bakery made cake or store bought cake is too sweet for me. Made my daughter a Carrot Cake with orange cream cheese frosting for her graduation. That was pretty good.
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Baked and Wired was our preferred cupcake shop in DC/Georgetown
Thanks to this thread I’ll be making a stop at a new cake bakery that opened recently here. Stay tuned whether I get cake or cupcakes. 
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I made a doll cake for my niece 30+ years ago. She loved it. I took a couple cake decorating classes when my kids were little, and I made some really great cakes. D’s favorite was a Babar cake, and S loved his snake cake. I don’t know if I will pull out my cake decorating stuff for GD … the process is ridiculously messy, and my patience just isn’t what it used to be!
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About a year ago I found a recipe for a lemon Bundt cake with drizzle icing. It was absolutely beautiful and delicious but between the cake and the icing had so much sugar I’ve been afraid to make it again.
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I got some cupcakes from a local shop to celebrate my mom’s birthday today…I can’t wait to try this method out!
And BTW, my flavor of choice today was Chocolate Snowball 
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Peach Bavarian is a fabulous cake, which I believe is made only in Hawaii. It’s a chiffon cake with a refreshing, light gelatin with peach flavoring frosting.
Chocolate Dobash is another Hawaii cake. I believe Haupia cakes are also a Hawaii specialty.
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I tried the “correct way to eat a cupcake” last night. Cut off the bottom half and flip it on top of the frosting for a cupcake sandwich. Actually a winning method! It was a strawberry shortcake cupcake!
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I prefer cake to cupcakes, but I will have to try the “correct way” the next time I have a cupcake.
Favorite flavor? As long as it’s moist, pretty much any flavor, but I’d have to put carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in the top percentile.