I just don't get the appeal
of a cake that is supposed to get better the staler it gets.

Plus fruit cake is rubbish. Slightly better than madeira cake but nowhere near as good as victoria sponge.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:47, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

they are meant to be kept sealed
and so remain moist. you also steam it for fucking ages to cook them.

if they are stale then they are done wrong.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:48, Reply)

Victoria Sponge
Is possibly the most boring cake I could imagine. but I think I'm biased by the poorly-filled ones I've eaten in the past.

That and I'm a chocoholic.
(ConanTroutman thought we would free the vulture, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:50, Reply)

You can't beat a good Victoria Sponge with jam and cream.
I'm just a cheesecake fanatic.
( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Now cheesecake is one thing I can get down with.
Favourite variety?

I like blackcurrant.
(ConanTroutman thought we would free the vulture, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:54, Reply)

Just plain New York cheesecake is my favorite.

( girlinthehole, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:57, Reply)

The New York is my favourite too
the best one I ever had was made in the Amish village in Georgia. It was so nom. But failing that, Sainsbury's do a good version.

Although I can't say it without having to drag out the vowels like that sodding Alicia Keys song.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 15:01, Reply)

That toffee one
from Asda for a quid is good.

Or alternatively, make your own.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:57, Reply)

tropical fruit
passionfruit makes cheesecake sexy.
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 15:00, Reply)

Tasty
I'm of the chocolate mousse cake lot. Very rich, very eggy, very chocolately, no flour just ground almonds.

Although I'm a massive sucker for dairy products though, especially whipped cream in sponge cake...
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:56, Reply)

It doesn't get stale
because one tops it up with brandy.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:51, Reply)