Favourite cake? What is yours?

This is making me homesick. Cakes are very different here in Germany. I rarely bake cakes as we don't eat them, but any of the above is fine by ma.

German cakes are the size of wagon wheels, either dry, yeast-based heavy dough, or layers of angel cake with more whipped cream than the actual sponge. Cake decorating is not a thing. Having said that, the display at a village fête or other event is really impressive and I never feel I can match up to them with any of my home bakes. If pushed, I provide a plate of shortbread fingers.

They have GF custard tarts in Waitrose, in the freezer section, they are really good - maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned that

Thank you casdon. We have 3 small Waitroses within striking distance but, sadly, their frozen offerings are very poor4. I will check but I don't hold out much hope.

I had some powdered cranberry and “invented” apricot and cranberry cake,using dried apricots. The butter icing with the powder turned a fetching luminous pink. It is delicious.
Coffee and walnut
Chocolate
Coconut…

Well, what a lovely wide variety of cakes everyone likes. This conversation has certainly given me some brilliant idea for the rest of the year! Thank you to everyone.

My favourites are apple and cinnamon cake or red velvet cake. Today we were out for the day and found an amazing bakers shop that sold Lardy cake. It was yummy.

More of a fantasy cake really, Black Forest Gateau from a proper bakers shop.

Deliciously squidgy and slightly wobbly filled with black cherries 🍒 and kirsch and smothered in chocolate crumb.

Desert forks at the ready!

Oh, I am nearly drooling reading these posts! I love cake, and enjoy many recipes. Some of my favourites:

Pumpkin cake with crumble topping
Sponge with fresh strawberries and cream
Carrot cake with cream cheese icing
Pina Colada cake - pineapple and coconut
and of course a good chocolate cake

Chocolate

Coffee and walnut is my top pick too. After many experiments I have got it to just how I like it so that's my treat to myself every now and then.

Also love a proper jam doughnut!

I have a recipe for sticky banana cake with an American buttercream icing I cut from a newspaper decades ago that I just love. Walnuts on top make it perfection

Another vote for coffee and walnut. Making one this weekend as it’s our anniversary. Also really like the fatless sponge with cream and raspberries in the middle.

I do enjoy a slice of chocolate cake but probably wouldn’t refuse anything else if there wasn’t any.

I buy any I like I don’t bake
A good old Belgian bun ( just had one with my coffee)

Any cake with fruit in or flavoured with coffee I won't eat.

Anything else is very acceptable.

I bake most weekends and I enjoy all the cakes/puddings I make, but I don’t get too much of them since we usually entertain our family for Sunday lunch and they eat them.
I love my home made Christmas cake and Simnal cake, but also like Victoria Sandwich and Banana and Cherry Loaf. My husband doesn’t bake well but does make fantastic scones.
I don’t like bought cake much but can accept M+S cakes at a push.

fancythat

Christmas cake or Simnel cake.
I like what they represent and I like marzipan.

I love any kind of fruit cake. From an early age if my parents went to a wedding they always saved me their pieces of wedding cake. When I got married neither my DH nor my two sons liked fruit cake so I seldom baked it.

My DH loves coffee and walnut cake, our granddaughter baked him one for his 80th birthday last Monday so it is very special to him.

Casdon I am so glad you have thank you

kittylester

Chocolate éclair or an old fashioned custard tart. Sadly, rarely enjoyed nowadays unless I come across gf ones and then I feel entitled to overindulge. Xx

They have GF custard tarts in Waitrose, in the freezer section, they are really good - maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned that!

I’m very fond of saffron cake, but probably because it is difficult to get outside of Cornwall. And it isn’t gf😧

Cornergran could you please give us the recipe for lemon and almond cake if its not too much trouble. TIA

Is this where I admit …..I just like cake!

My favourite is fruit cake, and I have a boiled fruit cake recipe where you simmer the fruit in tea and then add all the other ingredients , egg, butter and sugar, pop in the oven for an hour or so, I don't mind a Victoria sponge or lemon drizzle , there is a great recipe on GN recipe section for the lemon drizzle.

Chocolate éclair or an old fashioned custard tart. Sadly, rarely enjoyed nowadays unless I come across gf ones and then I feel entitled to overindulge. Xx

Strawberry shortcake is my favourite cake.

However, I keep it simply simple if baking and adore a wonderful Lemon Bizcocho or Lemon Sponge.

During the Christmas holidays, a favourite of our´s is Apple Streudel and home made Apple Pie.

A cheesecake is always welcomed ..

I like to make a vanilla sponge using a small pot of yoghurt. So easy to make and turns out perfect each time. Put dry ingredients in one bowl, wet ingredients in another bowl and mix. Add wet ingredients to dry, mix together and pour into tin and bake.