Some time ago I made a little dessert. I referred to it as the "Ultimate Dessert" because it was just so darn delectable and scrumptious I could think of no other name that would do it justice.
To this day its hubby's favorite.
So I thought I would be all creative and thoughtful and make him a cake that was entirely based on the Ultimate Dessert.
Now why, oh why, would I make a cake for a guy that had ruffle lookin like thingies on it?
Well, I had a good reason. My dad told me I could.
See, I thought about the "ideal" Fathers Day cake for weeks! I drew sketches. I did random google searches. Nothing seemed to represent what I wanted to portray.
So I finally asked my dad, "What would be the ideal design of a Fathers Day Cake? What flavor is the best? Do you like a little or a lot of frosting? I NEED YOUR HELP!"
He said something that changed my life.
"Cakes are like beer. If I am picking it out for myself I have a preference. If it is a gift from someone else then I like everything."
And THAT is why there are ruffle thingy things all over my hubby's Fathers Day cake.
I feel like I need a big hard cover novel in my lap open to the center and that I need to abruptly slam it shut in a overly dramatic fashion.
Now, truth be told I really, really wanted to try out the pretty ruffle thingies in PINK, but I thought that was pushing it just a bit.
Anywho, getting to the "Ultimate Dessert" part.
The Ultimate Dessert is a cinnamon cookie surrounding rich vanilla frosting drizzled on chocolate.
The Ultimate Dessert cake is a luscious cinnamon cake surrounding a heavenly white chocolate cake covered in a delightful chocolate frosting.
Truth be told, I would add more frosting next time.
But I say that every time I cook. Imagine how annoying it is for my husband.
"But honey," he will gently say, "we are eating pork chops," as he slowly moves his head back and forth in pity.
This cake really is delicious and fun and easy and all in all I am happy with the results.
And I giggle every time I see this picture cause it looks like pacman.
Man this is a wordy post.
And there really are too many pictures. You know how some people have these beautiful amazing food blogs and they make recipes and post one picture and its fabulous? Why cant I do that???
Apparently I have no filter this morning. My apologies.
Now go forth and be an amazing you today! And make cake! Except not at work that could be weird!
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Psssst. I have a secret!
I already did a tutorial! Cant wait to share with you how EASY this cake is. Coming soon!
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Updated! Tutorial HERE.
I love it! I can't wait for the tutorial! :-) You're the yoda of cakes.
Posted by: Caroline @ chocolate and carrots | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:20 AM
So pretty! You inspire me to bake better and with patience :) Can't wait for the tutorial.
Posted by: Khushboo @ Two Megapixel Food | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:21 AM
This cake is so........ fun and it looks quite "manly" from the inside! Can't wait for your tutorial! Thanks, Chris
Posted by: The Café Sucré Farine | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:34 AM
Mmmmhmmmm Amanda what a great blogpost, the pictures are beautiful and I am sure that cake is tremendously TASTY!!
What a great start into the weekend :-))
Thanks so much for your great post.
yumyum... :)
Posted by: niner | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:34 AM
This really is beautiful. My most recent fave.
Posted by: sweetsugarbelle | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:36 AM
Oh my! This cake is a work of art!
Posted by: Maria | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:40 AM
Amanda you are just what I needed this morning - you crack me up! First I LOVE your dad's quote - hilarious! Sounds JUST like my dad! And I have the curse of posting too many photos too - but yours are ah-mazing and I can stare at them for hours. Okay well minutes but I always bookmark them to come back and stare at them again. And finally - I have had a certain dessert recipe idea in my head for weeks but I needed a cinnamon cake/base. Gah! YAY!!! I'll keep you updated to see if the idea gets out of my head and into my belly! :) *mwah* - Katrina
Posted by: Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:41 AM
I'm in Love... I can't wait to see the tutorial!!! :-)
kiss
Etta
Posted by: etta | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:45 AM
Beautiful cake! I bet it tastes awesome!
Posted by: Renee | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:49 AM
The cake sounds delicious and looks gorgeous. And that advice from your father is priceless!
Posted by: amy | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:57 AM
Amanda, I love that you add all the wonderful pictures, your photos and blog inspire me!
Posted by: Michelle | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:58 AM
pac man!!!!!! Waiting for your tutorial. I am going to make this cake!!
Posted by: Meera | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:00 AM
Amanda, your cakes are works of art!! And I really prefer blogs with lots of pictures rather than one perfect photo of the finished product. You need lots of pictures because the inside of your cakes are as interesting as the outside! Cinnamon cake sounds delicious! I must try it.
Posted by: BrendaB | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:06 AM
Amanda cara le tue torte si fanno mangiare con gli occhi!
Spettacolare, bravissima ^_*
Posted by: sonia | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:17 AM
You have one super lucky hubby, girl!
Posted by: Kristen | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:26 AM
YUM, that looks phenomenal! Recipe, too, please! :)
Posted by: Theresa Sea | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:28 AM
I like your "wordy" post!
I love that cake.
Cinnamon is a weak spot for me. I always show the pictures of your cakes to my girls and we swoon together. Maybe I will actually attempt this one :)
Posted by: HeatherChristo | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:32 AM
The cake looks amazing. Yumm! Would it be wrong to eat chocolate cake for dinner?
Posted by: Karin | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:37 AM
you make me want to make cake all the time!!
I bought a cake turntable the other day!! wooohooo!!! Can't wait for your tutorial!!
This cake is beyond beautiful AND sounds amazing!
Posted by: TidyMom | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:38 AM
Beautiful cake!! I hope the tutorial includes the recipe for that white chocolate cake! I have been searching high and low for a white cake recipe that also happens to be white chocolate flavored... :)
Posted by: Emily | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:39 AM
I love that you shared a lot of photos of this Ultimate Cake! Not too many at all. I ALWAYS post too many...geesh. Tough to decide which takes the cake....tee hee. Any way I like your dad's way of thinking. Sounds like the man knows how to party good ;) xxoo
Posted by: marla@familyfreshcooking.com | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:44 AM
That looks aweseome! And more photos is better, especially when your subject is as photogenic as that!! www.clevermuffin.com
Posted by: Clevermuffin | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:54 AM
Sooooooo need some of THAT cake Amanda! How's the order and pronto delivery program through our computers coming along? lol Have a great weekend and happy to hear that Eddie is doing well! ;)
Posted by: Suzette | Jun 24, 2011 at 09:59 AM
Just lovely. I wanna makes ruffles. I wanna eat chocolate icing ruffles.
Posted by: Amy | She Wears Many Hats | Jun 24, 2011 at 10:20 AM
I have a friend who does not like frosting - wants the cake. The minute amount of frosting on this cake would be her ideal.
**waiting patiently (cough, cough) for the tutorial and the piping technique tutorial for the chocolate hazelnut cake**
Amanda is the BEST baker!!!!
Posted by: Georgia | Jun 24, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Oh, this cake looks simply divine, Amanda! Your cakes always turn out so perfectly... I just love the photos that show the perfect straight layers. I assure you, the insides of my cakes do not look that good. :)
Posted by: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction | Jun 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Im a firm believer in more is always better! So dont filter, put up lots of pictures, they bring a post to life! Lovely cake!!!
Posted by: Susie Q | Jun 24, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Speechless in Chicago...........
Posted by: Mary Kay | Jun 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM
WOW - this definitely looks like the ultimate dessert. It has me speechless too and looks sinfully delicious.
Posted by: Eliana | Jun 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Gorgeous cake! But best of all...you've got one insightful and sweet dad!
Posted by: Lissa (Bellenza) | Jun 24, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Your dad is awesome. Just sayin.
Posted by: Amy @ A Little Nosh | Jun 24, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Wow, that's perfectly perfect! Your perscision and ease at which you do things is in a class by itself. I generally don't eat cake, but this is a cake I would dive into. I love the lightness with the richness of the chocolate. Mmm Mmm Good!
Posted by: the urban baker | Jun 24, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Can you post the recipe for the Cinnamon cake? I love any and all things cinnamon and that sounds delicious!
Posted by: Katie | Jun 24, 2011 at 12:08 PM
I've been stalking your baker site for a few days now. It's my way of dealing with the fact that I will have to decorate a cake this week. Ugh. I hate first birthday cakes. There is no perfect answer. And unfortunately I'm a perfectionist. So I stalk your site and dream that I have a pinky full of your talent. Healthy, right? :)
You are doing some awesome stuff over here. One of these days I'll take the plunge and sign up for this feed too. But then I'll be up all night to read them all. I am a perfectionist after all. ;)
Posted by: Bethany | Jun 24, 2011 at 12:25 PM
This looks so lovely - makes me want to go and make cake. But what color is that last pic?!
Posted by: Lucy Lean | Jun 24, 2011 at 12:26 PM
a cinnamon cake? YUM! Where's the recipe? This pregnant woman wants to make it!
Posted by: Elizabeth | Jun 24, 2011 at 01:15 PM
Recipe?? You're killing me. It looks amazing!
Posted by: Jaime | Jun 24, 2011 at 01:26 PM
You are brilliant. And talented. And clever and sweet. I hope that I am lucky enough to have one of your gorgeous cakes one day.
xo
Posted by: Wenderly | Jun 24, 2011 at 01:45 PM
First - this cake looks AMAZING!!! I can not wait to try it!!!! I love all your cakes....and ALL your pictures. I hate those food blogs that post one pretty picture. I like to see it from every angle - inside, outside, upside and down - I love your filterless postings. Please don't change! And please, please, please mail me a slice of this cake! Yum! :0)
Posted by: jen erday | Jun 24, 2011 at 02:21 PM
I can't wait to see the tutorial - I love the effect. I thought you might like my latest post - a very simple (but fancy looking) Strawberry Cream Cake : http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/search/label/4th%20of%20july
I hope you have a chance to look at it!
Also, I'm on the hunt for a strawberry recipe that could win a contest... ideas?!?
Jenny Steffens Hobick
http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com
Posted by: Jenny Steffens Hobick | Jun 24, 2011 at 02:26 PM
mmm, yes! recipe too! :)
Posted by: Kadee | Jun 24, 2011 at 02:40 PM
This is beautiful so elegant Amanda. Wish you a wonderful weekend. Blessings
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | Jun 24, 2011 at 02:45 PM
This is so pretty! And... chocolate ruffles are manly... Can't wait for your tutorial!
Posted by: Jen | Jun 24, 2011 at 02:56 PM
You are such an artist. I'm more impressed every day!
Posted by: Georgia Pellegrini | Jun 24, 2011 at 03:09 PM
Oh my goodness! My mouth is already watering! Recipe please.
Posted by: Debbie | Jun 24, 2011 at 03:17 PM
I love the pictures!! I am disappointed when there's only one picture, so please don't do that! And this might be a strange question, but what do you use to cut your cakes? That's the cleanest slice I've ever seen!
Posted by: Lydia | Jun 24, 2011 at 03:45 PM
I bet your husband just loved this beautiful cake! It's not girlie at all, especially done in the chocolate frosting.
Posted by: Paula | Jun 24, 2011 at 05:53 PM
Do you have a youtube channel? Because you so should!
Posted by: Bina (Lovelyxbones from LJ) | Jun 24, 2011 at 06:01 PM
I love it when you lose your filter! :) I was born without one, so I enjoy others who lose theirs. I cannot wait to see how this was done. It is GORGEOUS!
PS I made your sugar cookies for Father's Day (stole the mothers day idea), and they were the most tasty sugar cookies I have ever made. I might have eaten more than I gave away... OOPS!
Posted by: Sarah Lee (yes, this is my real name) | Jun 24, 2011 at 06:03 PM
Lovely cake and great idea (again)! And don't be apologetic for the use of ruffles on a father's day cake. There are plenty of men who like ruffles (and pink) out there and plenty of women who don't (like me LOL). Nevertheless, I would still be in awe at this cake. I love how tall it is, and I'm all for adding more frosting. YUM!
Posted by: Memoria | Jun 24, 2011 at 08:28 PM