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applegrove

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14. My aunt made a great zucchini chocolate cake. My mom

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:07 PM

23 hrs ago

made a chocolate cake with oatmeal in it for all our birthdays. Both were delicious. I don't have either recipe but you can probably find them online with ratings for how much they were liked. The Oatmeal Chocolate cake was from Nova Scotia. It was my mom's Aunt Frances'.

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What is your favorite birthday cake? [View all] mysteryowl 23 hrs ago OP

generally something involving chocolate and raspberries ... surrealAmerican 23 hrs ago #1

Yes, that is one approach. Thanks mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #3

Vanilla cake with vanilla icing topped with coconut shreds bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #2

Don't make something that looks or tastes like "birthday cake." Intractable 23 hrs ago #4

Maybe a fun shape? mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #6

Something not white! Intractable 23 hrs ago #8

Like a strawberry cake? mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #12

Devil's food with buttercream icing some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #5

Yum mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #7

Pumpkin and Licorice Ice Cream cake with dark chocolate and caramel. with a cherry on top, of course. Wonder Why 23 hrs ago #9

Wow, that is elaborate. mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #10

It's elaborate when you add the pecans, Reese's Pieces, marshmallows, Jelly Bellies and other goodies. Wonder Why 22 hrs ago #15

OH WOW! mysteryowl 22 hrs ago #17

Who doesn't love a Carrot Cake.... Lochloosa 23 hrs ago #11

My all time BEST birthday cake! hedda_foil 23 hrs ago #13

Fantastic! mysteryowl 22 hrs ago #18

I'm a the darker-the-chocolate the better cake lover, but this sounds quite fun, except how.... electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #20

It's sublime -- especially with the lemon. hedda_foil 18 hrs ago #32

Interesting! Not sure I've ever had French... electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #33

My aunt made a great zucchini chocolate cake. My mom applegrove 23 hrs ago #14

Red velvet mercuryblues 22 hrs ago #16

You can't go wrong with chocolate cake and chocolate frosting ... Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #19

I like a chocolate and raspberry torte. debm55 22 hrs ago #21

Cherry Nut Cake. My mom made one for me every birthday as I was growing up. Fla Dem 22 hrs ago #22

Yum mysteryowl 22 hrs ago #24

My sis for a bunch of years made "ugly" cakes that were fun... electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #23

That is really fun! Thanks mysteryowl 22 hrs ago #25

YW! 👍 electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #26

chocolate cheesecake with cherry or raspberry topping HappyH 21 hrs ago #27

Yum mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #28

That would be the one on my 21st birthday... Enter stage left 20 hrs ago #29

yellow cake with orange frosting Eugene 20 hrs ago #30

Ice Cream Cake Roll Zackzzzz 19 hrs ago #31

My favorite is Boston Cream Pie Tree Lady 16 hrs ago #34