On Sun 28 Aug 2005 12:09:55a, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 05:22:44 GMT, Chris wrote:
>
>> My sentiments almost exactly, Sheryl. I do like a good chocolate
>> birthday cake with chocolate frosting (in fact, I prefer it over white
>> or yellow cake), but am not one for fancy-schmancy decadent
>> Death-By-Chocolate type desserts.
>
> I'm just the opposite. I can take or leave cake, but give me a
> chocolate decadence ASAP and I'll put it out of its misery.

I'd much rather have a pie any day than a cake, although I do like some
"specialty" cakes. Our family had some traditional cakes that are rarely
made today; Amalgamation Cake, Lord Baltimore and Lady Baltimore Cakes,
Fresh Coconut Cake (unlike any other I've ever had), and Fresh Orange Cake.
All of those are labor intensive and I rarely make them.

Wellesley Fudge Cake and Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake are
my two favorite chocolate cakes, and they're easy to make.

Pies of almost any type; fresh fruit, chocolate, banana, and coconut cream
pies, chess pie, pecan pie, etc. To me, all pies are easy to make.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.