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Kar
January 27, 2022
The best cake I’ve ever had is a magical, old school carrot cake. It’s absolutely delicious. Friends and family all ask me to make it. I’ve told them I can make other things—they just tell me, don’t mess with perfection. A list of ingredients and 350 until done is all the recipe says!
Jan
January 27, 2022
The best cake I’ve ever had was a birthday cake. My birthday cake. It was banana, lovingly made from scratch, by my mom. For my entire childhood, mom always baked this favorite cake of mine - banana - for each of my birthdays. When I was really little, she’d wrap coins in foil and stir them into the batter. Surprises for everyone! The cakes were always moist, light and artistically swirled with her tried and true buttercream frosting. Looking back, no other food stands out so much during my childhood as those banana cakes. Baked only on my birthday. Only by my mom.
My mom died years ago, but she spent her last year living with us. That year on my birthday, mom baked my favorite cake, swirled in buttercream. And that cake was the best cake I’ve ever had.
My mom died years ago, but she spent her last year living with us. That year on my birthday, mom baked my favorite cake, swirled in buttercream. And that cake was the best cake I’ve ever had.
Natalia
January 27, 2022
The best cake I ever had is a lemon and "maria" cookie cake made by my dad. I remember my dad making this cake for us at night and having the scent of lemons filling the room. He would then store the cake in the freezer to taste in the morning, best cake ever.
Emily
January 26, 2022
The best cake I ever had was baked by my mother. Once a year for my brothers birthday she would make, a layered caked, commonly known as the next best thing to Robert Redford. It’s absolutely scrumptious.
Debg
January 26, 2022
For my 70th birthday last October 2021 my family had a lemon cake with raspberry filling with sugared strawberries with not too sweet buttercream. It came from a bakery in Hudson, Mass. and if I could choose a last dessert that delicious cake would be it. Sweet memories!
Caroline88
January 26, 2022
The best cake I have ever had was a Marzipan cake from a Scandinavian bakery in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Chloe4OH
January 26, 2022
My husband’s pistachio cake that he makes for my birthday every year. It has just the right combination of crunch and pillowy fresh whipped crème. No cherries in this cake. The freshly chopped roasted pistachios and unsweetened coconut flakes in the batter make this the best cake ever.
LMS
January 26, 2022
The best cake I ever had was a wedding cake - really! It was a tiered cheesecake with whipped cream frosting. I’ve not had one like it since.
Yesnyder
January 26, 2022
The best cake I ever had was one that I made during the pandemic. I was practicing my layer cake baking (without a pedestal, I might add!) and made a chocolate cake with a chocolate mousse and raspberry filling with a chocolate buttercream frosting. I still have dreams of that cake! It would be fabulous on a pedestal!
Crystal O.
February 2, 2018
The BEST cake I ever had was a Lamb Easter Cake (https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2014/04/making-easter-lamb-cake.html) that my boss made for me for my bday and brought it into work for all of our co-workers to enjoy! My birthday is around Easter and I am a HUGE animal fan, so it was perfect and showed how much she appreciated me.
LouLou
April 25, 2016
The best cake I ever had - don't remember the actual cake, but I do remember going to eat cake with my Mom and my Oma when we went to Germany to visit. Cake has never tasted better than in the company of my German Grandmother!
Peggasus
April 20, 2016
My husband used to get me this fancy white pear cake for my birthday every year; pears in it and and decorating it. Not only was it beautiful, it was delicious! And then we moved away, so I haven't had it in years, but I sure remember it fondly!
Tara H.
April 20, 2016
My heart was so incredibly full while I watched my then 5 year old son measure, pour and use our mixer (with my help!) to make a birthday cake for his Dad...he was so happy to be a part of creating his cake! We made a homemade yellow cake with cream cheese frosting...NOTHING BETTER! Cooking with kids is the best!!!
melissa
April 20, 2016
The best cake I ever ate was my wedding cake. It was a white cake with buttercream frosting but had a fresh raspberry cream filling. It was so delicious. I have never had a cake that good again.
Kimberly
April 20, 2016
The best cake ever.. Hands down the birthday cakes my father made for me every year. German Chocolate with the coconut pecan frosting. Both came from a box/mix. I though it was so adult and fancy. Then I would make "Birthday Cake Soup". My dad would serve me my cake and ice cream in a bowl... You smash the cake together with the melty ice cream till combined. Then enjoy! To this day I make a German chocolate cake for my birthday every year. Now from scratch of course ;).
Justine
April 20, 2016
Chocolate fudge cake is my favorite. It's been the cake that every family member requests for their birthday. My mom used to always make it and now I share the cake making with her!
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