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electric_blue68

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

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:53 PM

17 hrs ago

Basically a white cake usually 2 or 3 layers but each with a different colored food dye, and the icing would be yet another color! 😄

So let's say - cake layers - orange, yellow, blue and purple frosting!

Haven't thought of those in decades.
What would it more fun/funny if cooking times compatible one lemon cake layer but colored blue!

Anyway, chocolate, carrot, cocconut, or lemon would be my favorites (with chocolate way ahead of the others). Although chocolate coconut combo sounds yummy; I love the Mounds candy bar.

Have fun what you bake! 🎂 👍

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What is your favorite birthday cake? [View all] mysteryowl 19 hrs ago OP

generally something involving chocolate and raspberries ... surrealAmerican 19 hrs ago #1

Yes, that is one approach. Thanks mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #3

Vanilla cake with vanilla icing topped with coconut shreds bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #2

Don't make something that looks or tastes like "birthday cake." Intractable 18 hrs ago #4

Maybe a fun shape? mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #6

Something not white! Intractable 18 hrs ago #8

Like a strawberry cake? mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #12

Devil's food with buttercream icing some_of_us_are_sane 18 hrs ago #5

Yum mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #7

Pumpkin and Licorice Ice Cream cake with dark chocolate and caramel. with a cherry on top, of course. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #9

Wow, that is elaborate. mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #10

It's elaborate when you add the pecans, Reese's Pieces, marshmallows, Jelly Bellies and other goodies. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #15

OH WOW! mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #17

Who doesn't love a Carrot Cake.... Lochloosa 18 hrs ago #11

My all time BEST birthday cake! hedda_foil 18 hrs ago #13

Fantastic! mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #18

I'm a the darker-the-chocolate the better cake lover, but this sounds quite fun, except how.... electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #20

It's sublime -- especially with the lemon. hedda_foil 14 hrs ago #32

Interesting! Not sure I've ever had French... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #33

My aunt made a great zucchini chocolate cake. My mom applegrove 18 hrs ago #14

Red velvet mercuryblues 18 hrs ago #16

You can't go wrong with chocolate cake and chocolate frosting ... Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #19

I like a chocolate and raspberry torte. debm55 17 hrs ago #21

Cherry Nut Cake. My mom made one for me every birthday as I was growing up. Fla Dem 17 hrs ago #22

Yum mysteryowl 17 hrs ago #24

My sis for a bunch of years made "ugly" cakes that were fun... electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #23

That is really fun! Thanks mysteryowl 17 hrs ago #25

YW! 👍 electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #26

chocolate cheesecake with cherry or raspberry topping HappyH 17 hrs ago #27

Yum mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #28

That would be the one on my 21st birthday... Enter stage left 16 hrs ago #29

yellow cake with orange frosting Eugene 15 hrs ago #30

Ice Cream Cake Roll Zackzzzz 15 hrs ago #31

My favorite is Boston Cream Pie Tree Lady 12 hrs ago #34