What is the most unusual cake you have baked and was it well-received?

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   ChristinSposted 10 years ago

   What is the most unusual cake you have baked and was it well-received?
   
   I have an orange cake that I make with fresh oranges, orange peel and juice that most people absolutely adore. It's unusual, it's very light and refreshing.  I want to try something different again - something unusual, but that people would still mostly enjoy.  Zucchini cakes are cool, but those have been done a lot around here
   
   What are some good ideas for an out of the ordinary cake that is not so bizarre people won't eat it?

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   Frannie Deeposted 10 years ago

   I make a Canolli Cake and I never thought it was unusual or special until I got over 3000 hits on my recipe.  It is very easy to make and delicious.

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      ChristinSposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      that sounds fantastic actually

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      Heather Saysposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I love canolli.  I'm going to have to check that out

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      Billie Kelpinposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      We made actual canoli once w my  Sicilian former father-in-law   He said the dough used to be formed around broom sticks! He also once bought me a dozen canoli for my birthday when my former husband was in Viet N (PS Don't eat more than 3 at time)

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   CraftytotheCoreposted 10 years ago

   I made a chocolate cake with a basket-weave frosting.  I covered it with handmade marzipan strawberries and bumblebees.  The marzipan has an almond taste which accompanied the chocolate nicely.  It was very pretty and people didn't want to eat the decorations until they tasted them.

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      ChristinSposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That sounds lovely too

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   d.williamposted 10 years ago

   I posted a recipe here on H.P.  (Tomato Sauce Cake).  Sounds gross, and only got 594 views, 2 comments, and no comments from anyone who might have tried making it. 
   However, i made it on several occasions and served it to guests without telling them the name of the cake, and they loved it.
   It is one of those recipes (like a carrot cake) that tastes better the next day than it does if served warm after baking.

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      ChristinSposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That is so intriguing I think I'll have to go find it and try it!

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      d.williamposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Great.
      the link: http://dwilliam.hubpages.com/hub/Tomato … ngredients 
      Let me know what you think if you feel brave enough to try it.

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   irenemariaposted 10 years ago

   http://irenemaria.hubpages.com/hub/Biblical-Cake
   This cakis eally good to serve At the same time you get a little Bibel aducation

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   Billie Kelpinposted 10 years ago

   My mom used to make my dad a graham cracker cake in a square pan with butter creme frosting for his birthday every year.  It was his favorite.  The recipe used to be on the Nabisco graham cracker box, but hasn't been on it for years.  I found a recipe on google a while back and made a graham cracker cake for my husband.  Everyone seemed to like it, but it does taste a little "old fashioned" if you know what I mean.

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      ChristinSposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      some of the old fashioned recipes are some of the best though the kids love graham crackers, I'll give it a shot if I can find a recipe. thanks

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