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mysteryowl

(8,280 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:36 PM Jan 13

I have a friend with a birthday and I want to make a cake from scratch.

Thanks!

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What is your favorite birthday cake? [View all] mysteryowl Jan 13 OP

generally something involving chocolate and raspberries ... surrealAmerican Jan 13 #1

Yes, that is one approach. Thanks mysteryowl Jan 13 #3

Vanilla cake with vanilla icing topped with coconut shreds bucolic_frolic Jan 13 #2

Don't make something that looks or tastes like "birthday cake." Intractable Jan 13 #4

Maybe a fun shape? mysteryowl Jan 13 #6

Something not white! Intractable Jan 13 #8

Like a strawberry cake? mysteryowl Jan 13 #12

Devil's food with buttercream icing some_of_us_are_sane Jan 13 #5

Yum mysteryowl Jan 13 #7

Wow, that is elaborate. mysteryowl Jan 13 #10

OH WOW! mysteryowl Jan 13 #17

Who doesn't love a Carrot Cake.... Lochloosa Jan 13 #11

My all time BEST birthday cake! hedda_foil Jan 13 #13

Fantastic! mysteryowl Jan 13 #18

It's sublime -- especially with the lemon. hedda_foil Wednesday #32

Interesting! Not sure I've ever had French... electric_blue68 Wednesday #33

My aunt made a great zucchini chocolate cake. My mom applegrove Jan 13 #14

Red velvet mercuryblues Jan 13 #16

You can't go wrong with chocolate cake and chocolate frosting ... Diamond_Dog Jan 13 #19

I like a chocolate and raspberry torte. debm55 Jan 13 #21

Yum mysteryowl Jan 13 #24

My sis for a bunch of years made "ugly" cakes that were fun... electric_blue68 Jan 13 #23

That is really fun! Thanks mysteryowl Jan 13 #25

YW! 👍 electric_blue68 Jan 13 #26

chocolate cheesecake with cherry or raspberry topping HappyH Jan 13 #27

Yum mysteryowl Jan 13 #28

That would be the one on my 21st birthday... Enter stage left Jan 13 #29

yellow cake with orange frosting Eugene Jan 13 #30

Ice Cream Cake Roll Zackzzzz Jan 13 #31

My favorite is Boston Cream Pie Tree Lady Wednesday #34