Birthday Cake

Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.

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I adapted a recipe from Gourmet last year and made this for my birthday: http://www.food52.com/recipes...

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Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.

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Oh, and Happy Birthday!!!

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hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.

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The German Chocolate Cake that Bobby Flay made for one of his throwdowns is amazing: http://www.bobbyflay.com...

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PistachioDoughnut added about 1 year ago

Oh I second, drbabs the ganache cake makes it fancy also without all that fuss and delicious also..Mine is quite similar to hers as i too have chocolate fudge cake and ganache to top it off but I use few nice citrus fruits also like strawberries, kiwi's they real taste with contrast of choc ganache..another version that i recently made on v -day with a hidden heart is simple cupcake with flour frosting which is may be ermine frosting...I am attaching pictures just to show you ..an have an idea...

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PistachioDoughnut added about 1 year ago

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meganvt01 added about 1 year ago

Those heart cupcakes are adorable!!! How did you do that?

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PistachioDoughnut added about 1 year ago

@meganvt01 - I made the batter of cake and divided the batter , added pink color in one of them and then baked the pink cake about 2 inches high in size so to get perfect sized heart in a square pan. Once they were done, let them cool and then cut the heart shapes with the help of a heart shaped cookie cutter and leave them aside. Take the cupcake liners in a muffin pan, add just 2 tbsp of plain yellow or white batter and place the cut out hearts in a similar pattern or such that all of them are facing the right way, this is important when you cut them to get the perfect hearts..and then add 1 tbsp of white batter , its ok if the heart is not covered because the batter will spread while baking and puff up and cover it . Then bake it at 350 F for about 20 to 25 minutes..and meanwhile i made the frosting , and when you are piping the frosting make sure to mark the it where to exactly cut the cupcakes to get that perfect heart ..Hope this helps understand the technique..

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petitbleu added about 1 year ago

I always like to do something showstopping--it's a great opportunity for the avid baker to really have some fun in the kitchen, and for the birthday girl or boy to enjoy a truly magnificent creation. One that I really love is Fany Gerson's Mexican Opera Cake (My Sweet Mexico is the name of the cookbook)--it's absolutely incredible. This year, I'm making my fiancé the Pistachio Cake from the Momofuku Milk cookbook. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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creamtea added about 1 year ago

I make a chocolate roulade with whipped cream filling from Susan G. Purdy's A Piece of Cake, which is wonderful and light, or now, Sdebrango's Boston Cream Pie: http://www.food52.com/recipes...

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Rhonda35 added about 1 year ago

Amanda's (and my) mom's Chocolate Dump-It Cake.

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If you are a chocolate person, there is no better layer cake than the double chocolate layer cake on Epicurious. The chocolate stout cake from Barrrington Brewery on the Epicurious website is a personal favorite too.

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Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.

added about 1 year ago

Happy birthday, ATG117! That Barrington Brewery cake is one of my faves. I adapted it into cupcakes a couple of years ago: <a href="http://www.food52.com/recipes/2899_chocolate_stout_cupcakes" target="_blank">http://www.food52.com/recipes/2899_chocolate_stout_cupcakes</a> I'm making it tomorrow for my daughter's 16th birthday and adding some red food color for a red velvet-style cake. Hope it works!

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Here's my Red Velvet cake. It came out so moist and super delicious. Cream cheese frosting. Sam that is an awesome bleeding armadillo. Never heard of Discworld. SyFy? Another cake recipe I love is Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake. Made it last year for my daughter's TARDIS cake. Lemony and moist.

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Thanks all. @hardlikearmour, I have seen and admired that German chocolate cake, but it's a bit more involved than what i want to commit to for this occasion. Great to know it's as good as it looks though. I hope to get to it one day when life's a bit less hectic. @petitbleu, I'd love to hear how the momo pistachio cake turns out. Based on what I have gathered of her recipes, it's probably also more that I want to commit to this once, but would be great to add to my list of must tries. I'm thinking of taking a stab at sdebrango's tender yellow. I have been on a hunt for the perfect yellow for quite some time. Looking for something very moist. Crematea, did you find this cake to be moist?

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Sam1148 added about 1 year ago

A bleeding Armadillo Red velvet cake.

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Sam1148 added about 1 year ago

More snark..But I would LOVE a Discworld cake.

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I Think Smitten Kitchen's yellow cake is the perfect birthday cake
http://smittenkitchen.com...

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Smitten Kitchen's cake must be polarizing. It got great reviews on her website, but I actually found it disappointing and dry.

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Happy Birthday ATG117 I am making a birthday cake tonight, it is a N.Y. Blackout cake from Lovenbake.com. It is the real deal! http://americanalmond.com...

Another cake I make frequently is Bakerella's Peanut Butter Cake http://www.bakerella.com...

You won't go wrong with either!

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Thanks again. Actually not my birthday. I guess my post wasn't clear: I'm baking for a friend's birthday. But, I appreciate all the ideas and will post back with results.

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