Hell, I need The best tasting cake ever for a 60th birthday ...please help.

Sara Mouton's Classic White Cake is pretty darn good, even better when you add the egg yolks to make a yellow cake. Moist, takes icing well, great flavor. https://livelovelaughlearn.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/classic-white-cake/
BTW - have also made the Tender Yellow Cake by Suzanne and I agree - it's terrific.

We have four kids and birthdays are a huuuge deal. Everyone asks for this cake - it tastes amazing, is super moist and chocolaty! My husband and I love it because it is super easy! .... It's Mike Harris' (22nd premier of Ontario :) ) chocolate cake recipe:

Into ONE BOWL (I know, I love this part) add:
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup cocoa
Mix all the above and then add:
3/4 cup boiling water.
Mix well.
Bake at 350'F for 30 - 40 minutes (until done, you know the drill)

Happy Bday!

Plantation Inn in Charleston has an amazing coconut cake and they gave the recipe to Martha Stewart. There are also copy cat recipes around. My family was FedExed a cake from there as a gift. There's been no other cake at Christmas... 3 step process is loooong. But if coconut is a fave you must try this!

My daughter baked Ina Garten's Coconut Cake for my birthday when she was 16 (and an inexperienced baker). It was superb. The instructions are fool proof, very clear and the results delicious. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coconut-cake-recipe.html

I second Tender Yellow cake! Filled with custard cream and topped with ganache it makes a fabulous Boston Cream Pie. If you pour the ganache warm, it drips down the sides in a picturesque way, and you don't have to fiddle with smoothing the sides. https://food52.com/blog/2262-tender-yellow-cake

"Best" certainly depends upon the preferences of the birthday person and the baker, but in my life the past many years, this particular cake has been the hands down winner. But you have to like coconut. https://food52.com/recipes/22096-omg-coconut-pound-cake

As the name said, "The Worlds's Best Cake"! The walnut variation is on https://food52.com/recipes/28118-the-walnut-variation-a-cake

What kind of cake does the birthday honoree like? That might narrow down the search. Adults, children, or both?

Homemade Italian Cream Cake or Homemade Carrot Cake are delicious.

There was a "Truffle Torte" from R.L.Beranbaum on this site a few days ago- I haven't made it, but have made very similar cakes; you couldn't do much better if it's chocolate you want.

Well, you can try Tender Yellow Cake from this site. It's pretty darn good and almost foolproof.

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