Eeee! Cake!

[serendipity17]

I think I want to bake something for the Party on Saturday. Think-tank minions are requested to suggest types of cakes. Or cookies. Or something. Probably cake because it is slightly more challenging and thus fun.

Thanks!

Comments

[whalejudge.livejournal.com]

I suggest light airy fluffy cake. (OK, so I don't know actual cake types)

(being geeky)

[whalejudge.livejournal.com]

A cellular peptide cake with mint frosting!

Re: (being geeky)

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

Angel food?

Re: (being geeky)

[lyahdan.livejournal.com]

with mint frosting....interesting. I've yet to like mint frosting, mind you. They're always cloyingly sweet and candy-cane peppermint.

Airy sounds good in the heat though.

Reminds me, I wanted to ask. Best way you've found to get coffee flavor in baked goods. Somehow, just tossing coffee in doesn't seem a good plan. No matter how finely it's ground, it seems like it would be gritty and create bitter spots.

Re: (being geeky)

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

Freeze-dry espresso powder is your standard option for coffee-in-stuff.

Re: (being geeky)

[whalejudge.livejournal.com]

Sorry. It's a reference to a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where Data dreams Troi is a cake.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

A lemon poppy-seed cake. Or a white cake with fresh strawberries or apricots.

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

Alas, I've never gotten into lemon-poppyseed together. Good apricots are awesome. Our last bag from Pedrick Produce (Dixon) was *great*.

Have you tried "Black Velvet Apricots" ? They're a plum/apricot hybrid, apricot shape, with plum flavor insides and a non-bitter skin.

[kay-gmd.livejournal.com]

Something with Strawberries, Blueberries and whipped cream would be traditional.

[serendipity17.livejournal.com]

This is true. I think whipped cream would fairly well melt in the heat, though there may be ways around that problem.