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Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake … Pinktober

2011/10/07 / 45 Comments

“Almost all words do have color and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone’s eyes light up and know it is a pink word for him or her too”
Gladys Taber

Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake This ones going to be a short post. Its the PINK time of the year and even if I wanted to, I couldn’t shrug Mr PABs pink birthday cake off my shoulders. The dieting diva with all her charm, asked sweetly, ” Is ‘it‘ going to be PINK again!”. I love how well the kids grasp things that are important, so we had a fast track Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake this year!

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Chocolate & Strawberry Cream CakeLife has been a race against time and I had thoughts of barely throwing together a cake for Mr Man, PINK beginning to look pretty elusive. But the PINK Plum Fro Yo post had a couple of readers connect with me over the past few years, and I was pleasantly surprised to hear them ask about a PINK cake for Mr PAB… guess the pressure was on!
Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake Dive into the freezer and it was back to simmering strawberries and balsamic vinegar in brown sugar like Speedy Gonsalez. Gosh! Why did October get here so fast, and why did his birthday have to be at the very beginning? Sigh….Chocolate & Strawberry Cream CakeIn the midst of this, Jamie and I discussed Octobers theme for MacTweets and we both voted for PINK there too. I was really ambitious…really! No aged whites, a new recipe and lack of time is obviously a recipe for disaster. Ambitious me also piped pink mac ribbons! Needless to say the feet speedily failed me. I used a meringue/macaron ribbon to top my cake. A dusting of sugar hid its failings, yet added to the PINK!

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Chocolate & Strawberry Cream Cake Here we go … my strawberry and chocolate cake for Pinktober since the teen insisted on chocolate. Before I get to the recipe I have to tell you that she decided to bake some cupcakes for her Dad all by herself {that DOES NOT include kitchen clearing and cleaning services}, and she set to work at the same time I was trying to layer the cake. I could have wept, but was VERY brave and soldiered on!Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream FrostingThe teen made pretty cupcakes {from my blog here} and declared they were better looking and tasting than any I had ever made! Of course they were… and then she went on to dress them up with butter-cream, sprinkles, oreos … ! She really did well on her first independent bake and frosting!

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45 Comments

  • Divya

    2011/10/07 at 3:45 pm Reply

    Yum-di-dum!!Lucky Mr.Pab,pink or no pink the cake looks fab.Love the fact that you stick to pink cakes to support the cause!

  • Nash at Plateful

    2011/10/07 at 5:00 pm Reply

    Oh Deeba, after seeing the first picture I’m like WOW! After seeing the rest of photos and reading the story behing this gorgeous creation I’m more ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’. Seriously, how do you manage to wow us so easily?!! I feel so sorry that I couldn’t get in touch with you while I was in India. But I’m sure looking forward to that day, my friend. It’s just a matter of time, I know 🙂 Belated happy birthday to your hubby!

  • Nash at Plateful

    2011/10/07 at 5:34 pm Reply

    This is so so beautiful. Love the way you create such gorgeousness and show it to us! I’m all ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ after seeing this splendid cake you baked for your hubby—he’s one lucky guy. Belated happy birthday to him.

  • Suma

    2011/10/07 at 5:44 pm Reply

    Wow, the cake looks gorgeous, absolutely loved the pink ribbon gift-wrapped one! Lol about your daughter baking cupcakes for Dad and leaving the clearing part for the Mom! I can imagine myself there in sometime :))

    Many many happy returns of the day to Mr.PAB!

  • Suma

    2011/10/07 at 6:42 pm Reply

    Wow, the cake looks gorgeous, absolutely loved the pink ribbon gift-wrapped one! Lol about your daughter baking cupcakes for Dad and leaving the clearing part for the Mom! I can imagine myself there in sometime :))

    Many many happy returns of the day to Mr.PAB!

    My comment was not reflecting, so posting again!

  • Becca

    2011/10/07 at 11:30 pm Reply

    LORDY THAT’S A LONG BAKE TIME!! 😉 45 hours? Really? =^.^=

    In truth, this cake looks delicious and beautiful! Thank you for all your wonderful postings, this blog has always been one of my favorites!!!

  • lisaiscooking

    2011/10/08 at 12:22 am Reply

    Lucky Mr. PAB. What a glorious cake! The strawberries sound delicious in it. And, your daughter’s cupcakes are so cute. You’ll have a house full of amazing treats with two bakers at work!

  • Barbara @ Barbara Bakes

    2011/10/08 at 6:50 am Reply

    Your pinktober cake is fabulous. Only you could turn a footless mac into a beautiful work of art worthy of the centerpiece of your cake. Congrats on the diva’s first foray in to baking. Such a fun idea to dress it up.

  • Renata

    2011/10/08 at 7:24 am Reply

    Absolutely gorgeous! Send Mr PAB the best wishes for his birthday!
    Like mother, like daughter, teen’s cupcakes look amazing!

  • Valerie

    2011/10/08 at 2:29 pm Reply

    This cake must have been hard to make… or maybe you don’t think so because you’re just a cake pro! Well, it’s beautiful, really, I love it! And chocolate and strawberries just perfectly go on well together! You made such a great job!

  • jehanne@thecookingdoctor

    2011/10/08 at 7:47 pm Reply

    I think my comment earlier just lost in space as i couldnt see it:-( anyways, was telling u, well done to miss Diva for inheriting her mommy’s baking talent..wish my lil girl will grow up quick quick so i can bake with her!

  • Sarah

    2011/10/09 at 10:51 pm Reply

    That’s a gorgeous cake, Deeba! And your daughter’s cupcake is superb ! Looks like she has inherited all of ur talent genes..

  • arundati

    2011/10/10 at 9:52 am Reply

    happy birthday to mr. pab. he seems to always get pinked! that’s a gorgeous cake and yeah the teen seems to be following in your footsteps babe…. that cupcake is gorgeous!

  • Anna

    2011/10/10 at 3:00 pm Reply

    Gorgeous looking cake! I love the way you are using that pink flower for decoration. Please tell me what you are using to cut your ready-baked cake into such even slices!!! I have heard of dental floss before… :).

  • Send Cakes Pakistan

    2011/10/10 at 3:51 pm Reply

    I am amazed to see your creative trick of finely cutting cakes in pieces and join them together again.

  • pooja

    2011/10/10 at 4:14 pm Reply

    Thats another stunner from you Deeba! What if i could dive into the screen to take a bite or may be two!!
    How i always wondered at those “side stripes” onoutside of the cake..and u have got them so perfect!!…can u share how u get them??
    Thanks once again!

  • Lewis

    2011/10/12 at 7:55 am Reply

    Great! The cake looks fantastic, absolutely loved the pink ribbon gift-wrapped one! Lol about your daughter baking cupcakes for Dad and leaving the clearing part for the Mom! I can imagine myself there in sometime.

  • Lewis

    2011/10/12 at 7:56 am Reply

    Great! The cake looks fantastic, absolutely loved the pink ribbon gift-wrapped one! Lol about your daughter baking cupcakes for Dad and leaving the clearing part for the Mom! I can imagine myself there in sometime

  • Jamie

    2011/10/20 at 3:02 pm Reply

    Oh, too many things to write!! I had been thinking about Mr. PAB’s birthday since I knew when it was and was waiting for the Pink October Birthday Cake. Pink or not, this one is fabulous (and tell Teen I love chocolate best and all birthday cakes should be chocolate!). And I love the daughter’s cupcakes! Yay for her and yay for a patient mom!!! What a lucky man is Mr. PAB!!! And a very happy birthday he must have had.

    Now, I was wondering what that decoration was on top of your gorgeous cake and burst out laughing when I read that it was a mac! Oh, Deeba, you keep me on my toes and keep me laughing! I love you, sistah! xo

  • eowyn3772

    2012/02/19 at 2:19 am Reply

    This cake seams to be easy to make. And it looks divine. Pure s.x. Lovely decoration, and greate photos. Thanks for the recipe. I have my own strawberries in my garden and i will definetly try this recipe out. 🙂

  • Madiha Arshad

    2012/03/19 at 2:56 am Reply

    hi deeba … its a beautiful cake .. i want to try this out as well and i am pretty sure it will be awesome as always… but the problem is that i dont want to add kirsch… can i ommitt that or plz tell me some other substitute… thanks 🙂

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