We’ve just heard back from last week’s rhyme-baffled Alice from London:
I would firstly like to apologise for the question about rhymes (it was a drunk call, alcohol it seems is really killing my brain).
Don’t worry about it, Alice – Episode 127 was none the shabbier for it. Please carry on:
I have a question about cakes!
Me and my flatmates are planning to have a “cake-off” with an independent source judging which cake reigns supreme. I have a feeling that my other two flatmates will go down the chocolate/Victoria sponge route, so Answer Me This – what cake will make me win?? I’m willing to take up any challenge.
Although we do all feel very strongly about cakes – especially chocolate cakes – we worry that the responsibility is far too great for us. So readers, please head for the comments and tell Alice what sort of cake to bake! Meanwhile Alice can take inspiration from here, and heed the warnings here.
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March 30, 2010 at 12:05 am |
something with earl grey or olive oil and pistachio. subtle and sophisticated. or a mille crepe with a flavored cream, the queen of cakes.
March 29, 2010 at 8:29 am |
Any of the cakes from Smitten Kitchen:
http://www.smittenkitchen.com
Good luck!
March 26, 2010 at 7:39 pm |
Carrot cake, obviously, since it is really just a vehicle for getting as much cream cheese frosting into your mouth as possible. And if it’s not breaking the rules of the contest, make carrot cake cupcakes – everybody loves a cupcake.
March 26, 2010 at 4:57 pm |
Use Nigella’s chocolate cake recipe, then throw on a load of cherries, booze and whipped cream. Hey presto, Black Forest Gateau. Frickin awesome.
March 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm |
Baked Alaska FTW!
March 26, 2010 at 2:44 pm |
You want Nigel Slater’s Carrot Cake recipe. It’s incredible. My girlfriend used it to win over my entire family in one day. trust me.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/apr/17/foodanddrink.recipes
March 26, 2010 at 12:08 pm |
Victoria Sponge really is the king (or queen) of cakes… answer me this then, was the Victoria Sponge named after Queen Victoria? I could google it but I’d be putting you out of an unpaid job
March 30, 2010 at 10:25 am |
You’re right, it was named after Queen Victoria! But frankly if I were queen, I would want a much more exciting cake to my name…
March 30, 2010 at 11:49 am |
So what would go into a Zaltzmann Supreme? And for that matter, a Mann Gateau and an Austwick Delight?
March 30, 2010 at 11:51 am
I got ‘Zaltzman’ wrong, didn’t I? Bugger, sorry to be predictable…
March 26, 2010 at 11:48 am |
Answer is obvious – Hash cake!
Get them stoned then claim the win when they can’t remember what happened
March 25, 2010 at 6:18 pm |
Hmmmm – reminds me of the cake vs pie tournament going on here:
http://jezebel.com/5501811/march-madness-nail+biter-french-silk-and-cherry-are-neck–neck
perhaps the final ‘cake’ contestant would be the best?
March 25, 2010 at 6:17 pm |
Anything in a ridiculous shape. My sister (also an Alice) made a dalek cake a few years ago:
How could anyone resist..?
March 25, 2010 at 4:01 pm |
Thanks for these! The giant Jaffa Cake looks pretty impressive, I may give that a go. Shall report back if it’s a success or just a giant cake fail.
March 25, 2010 at 3:29 pm |
A selection of cute cup cakes!
Or a nice fruit cake
Or coffee cake (no walnuts, I don’t like walnuts)
Or buy a cake from M&S and slip the judge £20
March 25, 2010 at 2:38 pm |
Nigella’s Chocolate Guinness Cake:
http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=20552
With it’s cream cheese frosting, it looks like a big, flat pint of Guinness and tastes lovely too.
March 25, 2010 at 1:48 am |
Prepare to have your mind blown:
Dark chocolate peanut butter cheesecake!
I made this for my partner’s birthday, and people were having cakegasms over it all evening.
It’s like a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup, but cheesecakey! Admittedly the power of this cake does rely on your judges liking peanut butter, chocolate and creamy dairy products, but if the don’t then they must be completely insane, and I recommend defenstrating them as soon as convenient.
March 24, 2010 at 11:17 pm |
You can never go wrong with a nice Almond raisin cake with sherry! Also, you can then quote Mrs Doyle.
Mrs Doyle: Well, whatever the equivalent they had for tea in those days, cake or something. And speaking of cake, I have cake!
[holds up a cupcake]
Father Ted: No, thanks, Mrs Doyle.
Mrs Doyle: Are you sure, Father? There’s cocaine in it!
Father Ted: WHAT?
Mrs Doyle: Oh, no, not cocaine. God, what am I on about. No, what d’you call them. Raisins
March 24, 2010 at 9:46 pm |
I’ve never commented before, but I feel very strongly about cake!
Might I recommend a Chocolate Chip Marzipan Loaf?
http://www.chefs-help.co.uk/chocrecipe.php?nrecipe=1&type=Loaf+or+Bread
Or a Chocolate Battenburg?
http://www.parsleysoup.co.uk/getrecipe.php?section=cakes&recipe=battenburg
Or a giant Jaffa Cake?
http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project/332/1
Good luck, Alice, I like to see other people so committed to confectionery! 😀