totally off topic, but wanted to add a poll...about cake!

MarieC

I was swimming away yesterday evening, happy out, letting my mind wander and stray wherever it wanted to. Anyway, I was thinking about cake, and as I often do when training, I was thinking of the crew here on Boards and just different peoples training and goals etc. Anyway, the 2 thoughts combined and then I got to wondering, what is yer favourite cake? Random I know, but if you'd like to humour me, answer the poll below!

shotgunmcos

cheese

You gonna bake us the most popular one then :P

Can't beat a good moist, heavy carrot cake with sultanas and zesty cream topping and chopped almonds on top mmm mmm mmm a million calories a slice

MarieC

cheese

shotgunmcos wrote: »

You gonna bake us the most popular one then :P

Can't beat a good moist, heavy carrot cake with sultanas and zesty cream topping and chopped almonds on top mmm mmm mmm a million calories a slice

No joke, I actually have the best carrot cake recipe - its from a little coffee shop in Kilkee. Deeeevine.

You know I might just take a notion and bake ye a cake! I finish work next week so might get inspired :rolleyes: Watch this space..

DigiJem

chocolate

Cake is never off topic Cheesecake, preferably a baileys cheesecake.

shotgunmcos

cheese

MarieC wrote: »

No joke, I actually have the best carrot cake recipe - its from a little coffee shop in Kilkee. Deeeevine.

You know I might just take a notion and bake ye a cake! I finish work next week so might get inspired :rolleyes: Watch this space..

Sweet, since its not your ould nana's sacred secret recipe, could you PM it to me pretty please..

Pherekydes

cheese

I voted for carrot. Don't you do Rocky Road? Pfft. We had Rocky Road, Carrot Cake and lemon drizzle for our wedding cake last December.

MarieC

cheese

shotgunmcos wrote: »

Sweet, since its not your ould nana's sacred secret recipe, could you PM it to me pretty please..

sorry but I've never given the recipe to anyone, dont feel it is mine to give and as it is the best carrot cake recipe, I feel it must be treated with respect. Haven't even given the recipe to the bf, or his mother who is constantly looking for it.

MarieC

cheese

Pherekydes wrote: »

I voted for carrot. Don't you do Rocky Road? Pfft. We had Rocky Road, Carrot Cake and lemon drizzle for our wedding cake last December.

I would deem chocolate biscuit cake and rocky road as almost the same thing, they are when I make them anyway!

hunnymonster

cheese

lol, you need a name change from maric C to either the cake pimp or the cake ref :-)

TFBubendorfer

chocolate biscuit

Hmmm, Cake!

Banoffi, Chocolate, fruit, sponge, marble ....

How the heck am I supposed to choose?

And how the heck am I supposed to concentrate on work for the rest of the day? :eek:

I think one of the reasons I took up running was to eat as much cake as I want, guilt-free. That, and ice cream. And chocolate. And ...

Damn! Look what you've done! Now I'm drooling!

W.B. Yeats

marble

I like cake
I like cake a lot
I like to eat cake
I like to eat cake a lot

I wanted to vote for all the cakes- cakes are on of the reasons that I am now running, it makes me feel better about myself when I am eating cake. Having said that I haven't eaten any cake in about 3 weeks. I may treat myself this weekend.

MarieC

cheese

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Banoffi, Chocolate, fruit, sponge, marble ....

there recently I came across an uber tasty marble cake recipe. growing up, we used to just make it by adding choc powder to half the mix (amateur when I look back!) Now, the marble/choc layer is melted dark chocolate, poured in between two layers of the plain mix. Oh and I also add frozen raspberries........ deeevine!!!

mouth watering now?

notsofast

coffee

Chocolate biscuit ! especially with a drop of rum and lots of golden syrup (of that old fashioned green tin, otherwise it's not the same).

1 slice=10miles.

TFBubendorfer

chocolate biscuit

MarieC wrote: »

there recently I came across an uber tasty marble cake recipe. growing up, we used to just make it by adding choc powder to half the mix (amateur when I look back!) Now, the marble/choc layer is melted dark chocolate, poured in between two layers of the plain mix. Oh and I also add frozen raspberries........ deeevine!!!

mouth watering now?

D R O O L ! :eek:

MarieC

cheese

I prefer baileys in my biscuit cake. the bit of alcohol gives it a lovely gentle kick.

also, melt a mint crisp, and drizzle on top - its a lovely surprise when you bite in to it then.

as for 1 slice = 10miles? So worth it! nom nom nom

W.B. Yeats

marble

Jesus its like stumbling into a room full of overeaters annoymous attendees fantasizing about cake
I love it

Reaganomical

chocolate

cheesecake ftw!

SUNGOD

chocolate

reminds me of the the best bit of graffitti ive ever seen.
in big letters on a garage wall in waterford it said
"I LIKE CAKE"
"I ALSO LIKE FISH"
random but probably sums the person up to a tee

metamorphosis

cheese

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GIMME OUT THE CARROT CAKE

Condo131

chocolate biscuit

Hmmm......Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.

Really all of the choices, but in a vote...chocolate wins hands down!!

Now I think I understand why I'm now a stone heavier than when I was running my best times. ...............Having you cake and eating it....I don't think :rolleyes:

I keep on trying to wean myself off chocolate and biscuits...and want to lose a good deal of that stone before Dublin.....but keep succumbing to temptation.

...now that chocolate has come to mind...off for another nibble

BeepBeep67

coffee

Went for the Chocolate biscuit as a poor 3rd - no Banana bread/cake or Ginger or better banana & ginger cake :p:p

ultraman1

marble

cant beat a decent lemon tart.............

Slogger Jogger

lemon

Is this like the t-shirt thread where we are now signed up for some cake?

kingQuez

carrot

Wow.. I'd forgotten about cake. But now I need some black forest gateau. Tonight. Wonder if worzle gummage has a baking head to spare for an evening....

Tipsygypsy

coffee

DigiJem wrote: »

Cake is never off topic Cheesecake, preferably a baileys cheesecake.

torn between the cheesecake and the chocolate biscuit, but the chocolate biscuit won out after I read this:

MarieC wrote: »

I prefer baileys in my biscuit cake. the bit of alcohol gives it a lovely gentle kick.

also, melt a mint crisp, and drizzle on top - its a lovely surprise when you bite in to it then.

as for 1 slice = 10miles? So worth it! nom nom nom

oh my gods, yum, I put on 2 lbs just reading that.
You had to pick day 2 of my detox to start this thread? S'gonna be a long evening.

MrCreosote

coffee

There can be only one....Chocolate biscuit cake! More Chocolate, Less Biscuit

littlebug

black forest gateau

mmmmm nothing beats banoffi....

From now on in my mind you will be known as MarieCake.

Peckham

coffee

Went for the popular choice of chocolate biscuit.

Not wanting to bring this thread back on topic with the forum, but fruit cake is fantastic for carb loading before a marathon. Specifically tea cake / Maltana. Got through one and a half loaves of Superquinn tea cake in the two days before London.

Okay, back off topic now.....

metamorphosis

cheese

Peckham wrote: »

Okay, back off topic now.....

Thank god - i thought i was going to have to report your post there for a second ... crises averted!

racheljev

coffee

Right, this thread is killing me, off to find a nice big slice of something chocolatey (I've a 12mile lsr under my belt already this morning so I feel justified;))

shotgunmcos

cheese

Marie C

She polls about cake
MCOS chooses carrot cake
She announces with glee
that she has the best recipe
He licks his lips and opens his eyes
but with haste she denies
Oh MarieC
Cruel indeed :rolleyes:

nomadic

coffee

Peckham wrote: »

Went for the popular choice of chocolate biscuit.

Not wanting to bring this thread back on topic with the forum, but fruit cake is fantastic for carb loading before a marathon. Specifically tea cake / Maltana. Got through one and a half loaves of Superquinn tea cake in the two days before London.

Okay, back off topic now.....

Cheers! Currently munching some fruit cake.

Bambaata

carrot

black forest gateau for me mmmmmm. there's some on the office canteen table but i will resist!!

metamorphosis

cheese

I just had a lovely coconut cake slice. Was made with coconut butter. Oh yummy. Had it with a dollop of vanilla cream.

MarieC

cheese

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Is this like the t-shirt thread where we are now signed up for some cake?

you know, I just might reward y'all with a slice of cake in the post, I am mad enough to do something like that! The chosen cake for delivery would be the most favourite, which is looking like it could be chocolate biscuit cake, which is "An Post" friendly Im sure. Watch this space :cool:

metamorphosis

cheese

MarieC wrote: »

you know, I just might reward y'all with a slice of cake in the post, I am mad enough to do something like that! The chosen cake for delivery would be the most favourite, which is looking like it could be chocolate biscuit cake, which is "An Post" friendly Im sure. Watch this space :cool:

I'm holding you to that - deliverable to me in UL. Never had chocolate biscuit cake.

Every year as a kid though i got a black forest. I have a many fond memory of having some cake for brekkie on my birthday, then some after lunch, for and after dinner and then finishing it off before bed. It would always be from that bakery where the newmans camera shop is on in cruises street now.

rainbow kirby

black forest gateau

ULstudent wrote: »

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GIMME OUT THE CARROT CAKE

Give him cake and nobody gets hurt? :pac:

Would murder a big slice of banoffee pie (without the whipped cream) right now. NYOM.

athlete123

black forest gateau

Banoffi ftw without a doubt!!!!!


Isn't it a pie thought???

Daithi BC

coffee

Stopped into the Castlecomer heritage park yesterday on the way back home from Kilkenny and had a fantastic slab of "rocky road" chocolate biscuit cake. Mrs BC had a slice of sticky toffee pudding and said it was the best one she's ever tasted.

Oisin11178

black forest gateau

Banoffi The narrow winer closely followed by carrot cake ane cheese cake. im off now to find some cake.

aero2k

carrot

Peckham wrote: »

Went for the popular choice of chocolate biscuit.

Not wanting to bring this thread back on topic with the forum, but fruit cake is fantastic for carb loading before a marathon. Specifically tea cake / Maltana. Got through one and a half loaves of Superquinn tea cake in the two days before London.

Okay, back off topic now.....

€1.34 at the min - great value.

Banana bread from Anita bean's book is good too, as are the chocolate muffins... (says aero the domestic goddess)

xebec

I'm allergic to cake, am I missing out on something?

metamorphosis

cheese

xebec wrote: »

I'm allergic to cake, am I missing out on something?

Shun the non believer, SHUNNNNNN

xebec

ULstudent wrote: »

Shun the non believer, SHUNNNNNN

I'm not a non-believer, I just don't understand!! The severe dairy and egg allergies would get in the way of any enjoyment I could get from cake I think...

metamorphosis

cheese

I am sure MarieC will be along with solutions to your dilemma!

jlang

Surely this thread belongs on the cycling forum?

MarieC

cheese

ULstudent wrote: »

I am sure MarieC will be along with solutions to your dilemma!

I've actually previously made a wheat free, sugar free, dairy free, gluten free apple crumble and it was oh so tasty! All will be catered for at my cake table so take a seat xebec

RacoonQueen

coffee

Chocolate biscuit cake ftw. Some people in work make amaing ones, we have coffee mornings every couple of months and you always get a couple of different versions!

aero2k

carrot

jlang wrote: »

Surely this thread belongs on the cycling forum?

You certainly have a point. I was used to 4 or 5 hour non-stop rides with my racing buddies, but when I lived in Oregon I fell in with a bunch of mainly recreational cyclists who would start out at 8am, ride hard for two hours, then descend en masse upon a coffee chop and commit mass murder on a host of helpless muffins, scones, and slices of cake, all washed down with pints of mocha, before remounting and riding on to the next stop. Being the US, all portions were twice as big as normal. I've never seen anything like it, and I'm a hungry barsteward at the best of times.

Their motto:"we ride to eat!"

W.B. Yeats

marble

When's Marie C making the cake?

What's taking so long, I'm hungry

Pherekydes

cheese

I thought I had no cake in the house, but I realised we bought Jaffa Cakes (LOL) yesterday. Then I realised we also have SQ's Tea Brack, which I've always loved.

Please lock this thread and ban all these people.