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Let Them Eat Cake

lasvegasfoodie — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:21:07 GMT

What's your favorite way to eat cake? A slice of layer cake or a cupcake? For me a slice of layer cake every time! I like a ratio of cake to frosting in every bite. My favorite cake, it's a toss up between German chocolate and carrot. What's yours?

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ilovedaisies — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:23:03 GMT

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:23:33 GMT

I like both of your favorites!!! But I also like red velvet.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:41:09 GMT

I also love carrot cake and German chocolate cake.

I seldom eat cake, or cake-like stuff. I love doughnuts, which I also VERY seldom eat. But just yesterday I made some chocolate cake doughnuts. Well, I didn't actually MAKE them - I used a King Arthur mix to which you just add an egg, some veg oil, and water. Mix that up and into your doughnut pan and in the oven. Then I make a glaze with semi-sweet chocolate, corn syrup, butter, and a combination of vanilla and coconut extract, and top that with coconut that I toast on the stove. So that's one way I like to eat 'cake'. They are rather delicate cake doughnuts and quite nice. One of those takes the place of a piece of cake very well.

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Nikalette — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:45:04 GMT

I love cake, but gave it up because my triglycerides are so high. My doc told me sugar is inflammatory and aggravates pain, and I have fibromyalgia, so I also gave up candy. I do eat some very sweet and tasty granola bars. I also gave up McDonald fries and burgers. Sigh. I check everything formfat and cholesterol now. I got my sweet tooth jollies for many years. My favorite is frosted angel food.

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Marienkaefer2 — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:46:17 GMT

My favorite cake is a white cake with some kind of fruit filling, like lemon, or even custard. White frosting on top with a pink frosting rose.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:49:24 GMT

On 3/22/2014 Nikalette said: I love cake, but gave it up because my triglycerides are so high. My doc told me sugar is inflammatory and aggravates pain, and I have fibromyalgia, so I also gave up candy. I do eat some very sweet and tasty granola bars. I also gave up McDonald fries and burgers. Sigh. I check everything formfat and cholesterol now. I got my sweet tooth jollies for many years. My favorite is frosted angel food.

Very smart advice from your doc.

Refined sugar is just plain toxic. I, admittedly, sometimes consume sugar but one thing that is glaringly obvious is that I feel a LOT better when I avoid it. I also have an auto-immune disease but even if I didn't I'd be best served to avoid refined sugar, as we all would.

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JannyRee — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:50:59 GMT

I prefer a slice of cake to a cupcake. Favorite cake? Hmm. I do love German chocolate cake but a nearby deli makes a wonderful carrot cake.

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Happy Elizabeth — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:55:48 GMT

I love cake!!!! Now I'm in the mood to go to the fancy pastry shop and get something. I love German chocolate cake, but only when it's home made (but not by me, lol!).

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circles — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:35:51 GMT

I like a moist white or yellow cake with thick chocolate frosting....

Second choice would be moist chocolate cake with same frosting....

If you have a Stop and Shop near you....they have the very best baked good products...especially their cakes....

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DiAnne — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:36:51 GMT

My favorite is angel food cake with orange frosting. That was always my birthday cake as a child because I did not care for regular cake - still don't.

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scotnovel — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:37:48 GMT

On 3/22/2014 ilovedaisies said: Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

I agree but only if homemade no box cake for me.

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Nikalette — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 20:24:16 GMT

yes chickenbutt my doc is great. since I switched my diet my triglycerides dropped from 400 to under 200, in just 4 months. no change in pain, but I think I'll sign up for Thai Chi...my doc wants me to take yoga, but the senior center a few blocks from my house has a drop in Tai Chi class for $2.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:22:10 GMT

On 3/22/2014 Nikalette said:
yes chickenbutt my doc is great. since I switched my diet my triglycerides dropped from 400 to under 200, in just 4 months. no change in pain, but I think I'll sign up for Thai Chi...my doc wants me to take yoga, but the senior center a few blocks from my house has a drop in Tai Chi class for $2.

I'm so glad you have a doc who is really good for you. I don't have medical care anymore, so I don't go to doctors but I remember that there sure were a lot of bad ones out there.

Hope you enjoy your Thai Chi classes. I've not tried that but I've always heard good things.

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Rarity — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:00:42 GMT

I will take a slice of cake over a cupcake. My favorite cake is Butterscotch Rum Ripple. I like a dense cake instead of a fluffy cake.

ETA: I also like Blackberry cake with caramel frosting. I made it once for my son's birthday. It tasted better the 2nd day. I'll have to make that one again.

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house cat — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:23:59 GMT

I'm a cake snob. If a cake isn't beautiful, I'm not interested. Having said that, I can't think of anything more beautiful than a well decorated cupcake and I find them nearly impossible to pass up.

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depglass — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:46:11 GMT

A piece of good, moist cake any day. Rich chocolate or carrot preferred. Cupcakes always seem dry to me, maybe I've just never had a good one. Cake isn't our form of sin around here, pie is.