maximillion Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 I'm a cake fan. How about you? Best cakes evah? Best wedding/vows/ celebration cake? Best traditional/regional cake?
brandelynmarie Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Hmmmmm....I make an amazing almond pound cake with amaretto glaze & salted roasted almonds....only at Christmas though....but it is one of my favs ;)
brandelynmarie Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Texas sheet cake is also very popular here, but I'm definitely not in Texas,lol
Oremoose Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I like cake though I am Forced to say.....
maximillion Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Ahhh, I'm having a panic attack. The cake is a lie........what? I've been EATING lies all these years. Holy moly!
brandelynmarie Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Think of it as damage control ;)...you are ridding the world of falsehoods one tasty morsel at a time!
brandelynmarie Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 So max, what sort of cake is your very favorite? :cake:
ChristinaTherese Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 "The cake is a lie" is a thing from a computer game called Portal. (It's a great game.) I just eat whatever, so long as it isn't a ton of chocolate, because chocolate has been known to trigger migraines for me. If I get a choice and my mom is making it, I like poppy seed bread. If I see red velvet cake I'm liable to take it.
maximillion Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 My fav cake is the one in front of me! Don't mind, so long as there are no nuts. Can't eat nuts. White Chiffon Cake with apricot conserve and fluffy whip frosting isn't too bad........
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 I love cake. I should wear a sign around my neck that reads "Will kill for cake." Unfortunately, I am now diabetic, so I avoid even pictures of cake. Giving up cake is better than dying, or having terrible side effects, but not by much. :smile3:
brandelynmarie Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) My fav cake is the one in front of me! Don't mind, so long as there are no nuts. Can't eat nuts. White Chiffon Cake with apricot conserve and fluffy whip frosting isn't too bad........ So no almond pound cake for you! :p I do love a strawberry shortcake-style cake...it's a double-layer white cake with fresh strawberries & whipped cream...there's a couple places around here that make it, but the one from Whole Foods is directly from Paradise ;) Edited February 15, 2014 by brandelynmarie
TheresaThoma Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Cake is yummy. My fellow staff member made red velvet cake (from a mix) for the house for valentine's day today. It was yummy and moist.
maximillion Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 I would (will) not be able to give up cake if (when) I become diabetic. It is my greatest anxiety. Given how much cake I eat and that my maternal g'mam had type 1 diabetes, I am surely in the running. So far, at age 62 I am getting away with it! Current cake - a Victoria Sponge with strawberry jam and buttercream filling. Got it at the farmers market yesterday.
brandelynmarie Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Ah, please explain...what is a Victorian sponge? Would it be what we just call cake over the pond? We have angel food & chiffon too...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I would (will) not be able to give up cake if (when) I become diabetic. It is my greatest anxiety. Given how much cake I eat and that my maternal g'mam had type 1 diabetes, I am surely in the running. So far, at age 62 I am getting away with it! Current cake - a Victoria Sponge with strawberry jam and buttercream filling. Got it at the farmers market yesterday. If it is only your maternal grandmother who had diabetes, and it was Type I, not Type II (adult onset) diabetes, then you may be fine, genetically at least. In my case, along with a couple of aunts and grandparents, BOTH my parents have/had diabetes, along with my older brother. I was doomed, and should have been watching my diet and weight more carefully, but I didn't. We caught my diabetes very early, so with a combination of diet and fairly low doses of medication, my blood sugar is at normal levels. I do allow myself cake every once in a while. However, at the same time I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. At Stage 4, you either get a liver transplant or die. When death becomes a real possibility, it's amazing how much self-control you can muster. 18 months after my first diagnosis, my liver is close to being "clean" (normal) and there is a good chance I didn't permanently damage my liver. Besides keeping a strict diet, I have also lost 40 pounds. The weight loss came about solely because of my change in diet. I'm really proud of myself and my doctor is really pleased with me, too. He said he has had very few patients who have taken their diagnosis so seriously, and acted so quickly and aggressively to treat it. I am VERY strong-willed (not always a good thing, but in this circumstance it has been a godsend). I have read that going off sugar has withdrawal symptoms similar to going off heroin (not that I have ever used heroin) or giving up smoking (not that I have ever smoked a cigarette). For the first month or so I was virtually climbing the walls. For me, I've found it is easier not to eat things like cake at all, than to eat a tiny portion. If I eat a little cake, I want a LOT. After I lose about 10-15 more pounds and get back lab test results that my liver is clean, I will let myself loosen up a little on my diet, as long as I don't gain back any of the weight I lost, and as long as I don't get back into my old habits. One good thing is that I discovered recently that after 18 months, my taste buds are FINALLY adjusting to eating less sugar. Some sweets that I would have loved before now taste too sweet. Hooray! The bottom line is that when death, or serious side effects like losing a limb or losing my eyesight became a real possibility, I surprised myself with how much self-control I could muster. Even giving up cake.
maximillion Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 I could honestly kick myself as I was off sugar, cake etc for the duration of my convent life, and again when I had non-Hodgkins Lymphoma back along, then I slowly let myself eat a little bit here and a little bit there, and now I am addicted. I can't eat one piece of cake - well, I could if a truck came out of control through the living room wall as I was cutting the second piece, but otherwise......... Victoria sponge........this is what wiki says. Sponge cake is a cake based on flour (usually wheat flour), sugar, and eggs, sometimes leavened with baking powder which has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to a sea sponge. A sponge cake may be produced by the batter method or the foam method. Cake made using the batter method is known as a butter or pound cake in the U.S., while in the U.K. it is known as Madeira cake or Victoria sponge cake. A cake made using the foam method a cake is known as a sponge cake or, in the U.K., also as whisked sponge. These forms of cake are common in Europe, especially in French patisserie.
maximillion Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 Confession is good for the soul so I am confessing. There is one piece of that cake left that I bought on Friday and apart from the cat there is only me here.
SilentJoy Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Confession is good for the soul so I am confessing. There is one piece of that cake left that I bought on Friday and apart from the cat there is only me here. It would be a sin to waste that cake. :nono:
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