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I'm making cake for my dad for father's day. He hates normal frosting though. I've never even baked a cake before, what the fuck am I supposed to do?

>> No.14285475

Make a glaze for a bundt cake instead.

>> No.14285502
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Does he like whipped cream? Maybe try one of those strawberry and whipped cream cakes? Alternatively something chocolate-covered.

>> No.14285522

I assume "normal frosting" means the dry, chalky stuff you get in the store?
There are a million other kinds of icing out there m8

>> No.14285551

>>14285459
cover it in whipped cream instead of frosting. that’s what I do since I don’t like frosting. Too sweet.

>> No.14285561

Make strawberry cobbler

Dudes love strawberry cobbler

>> No.14285577

>>14285522
how tf do I make or buy it though?

>> No.14285601

If he hates "regular frosting", maybe try a powdered sugar lightly sifted over the warm cake.

Angelfood cake with maple meringue frosting was a fancy cake staple when I was coming up. Way too sweet for my taste.
Much prefer spice cake with powdered sugar.

>> No.14285606

>>14285577
Hell, look up buttercream frosting.
It's literally butter, powdered sugar, and a drop of vanilla whipped together

>> No.14285610

>>14285606
I thought buttercream was the nasty thick toothpaste shit

>> No.14285617
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Cake is shit and not even the best frosting in the world would alleviate that.

Bake him a pie for Christ's sake.

>> No.14285645

>>14285617
Yeah let me just ignore what he asked for real quick

>> No.14285681

>>14285645
fuck that nigga If he dont like frosting and wants a cake DA FUQ

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>> No.14285714

>>14285459
Why does he not like it? what kind of cake are you going for?

Butter-rum kind of rum cake frosting. Poke holes and booze it up. Can make it tropical with some orange or lime zest, or coconut in the glaze. Glaze is typically just to keep a cake moist, not real frosting, and you can argue you were just trying to make rum cake if anyone fusses about it.

Pineapple upside cake is an alternative to frosting. Easy to make, but you need to go shopping likely. Protip, add pecans between all the rings and cherries.

Chocolate ganache is a layer of just cream tempered pure chocolate. Is he a chocolate craving kind of person?

7 minute frosting is kind of tricky for a newbie, but it's basically hot sugar syrup gently combined into eggwhites, and that cooks up the whipped eggwhites into a luxuriously light and delicious marshmallowy pillowy frosting. It's my favorite on cuban cakes, dominican brazo or a really traditional tres leches.

Easy mode would be pound cake, or bundt cake, sliced at the table, and then served with a nice compote of barely macerated and sweetened berries. Make homemade whipped cream (I use powdered sugar, cream and my magic bullet blender!), or buy it in the canister.

>> No.14285716

i hate frosting too, i use pudding instead

>> No.14285718

>>14285610
It's thick, but it doesn't taste like toothpaste

>> No.14287094

>>14285718
I know it don't taste like it, but its got that consistency
>>14285475
did this, turned out amazing!

>> No.14287104

>>14285459
Do something you actually know how to do. Abortions of an attempt stop being cute in your late teens. At this point he wants to see that you're competent, not that you twied your best teehee. Practice for a year and you'll be good enough to make him one next time.

>> No.14287163

op glazed his dad's bundt hole
never forget

>> No.14287184

>>14287104
Well, it turned out good and he really liked it, so maybe you should turn down your negativity

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>>14285459
what about a saint honoré?

>> No.14287214

>>14287205
Maybe I'll try that when I get better at baking

>> No.14287226

>>14287184
So he's not autistic, but that's only to be expected of someone born in a previous generation. Try not to disappoint him next year.

>> No.14287789

>>14287184
What did you end up making?

>> No.14287799
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>>14285459
Maybe do a black forest cake?

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> I've never even baked a cake before

uh dont even try making multi layer cake, its hard and takes hours even with baking experience

as for topping, cover your cake with melted chocolate (over water bath, might add cream and butter) and decorate with berries, roasted nuts or coconut flakes

whipped cream or mascarpone with cream are also an option

last thing - dont rush it, measure all the ingredients and stick to the recipe, no replacements, no improvs, pay attention to times and temperatures

>> No.14288079

>>14288070
A two layer cake is fine and not hard. It does take hours, but that's mostly the baking and cooling and crumb-coating.

>> No.14288094

>>14287799
>a black forest cake
The Patrician's Choice

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>>14285459
>I'm making cake for my dad for father's day. He hates normal frosting though. I've never even baked a cake before, what the fuck am I supposed to do?
don't make a cake. adults do not like cake.
make those giant soft pretzels with dipping sauce. could also sprinkle something on them.

>> No.14288182

>>14285459
cream cheese, marscapone, vanilla, lemon zest

>> No.14288565

>>14287226
>he liked it
>don't disappoint him next year
Bruh you gotta step your insult game up
>>14287789
Chocolate bundt cake with vanilla glaze

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>>14288106
>adults do not like cake.

>> No.14288650
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Make some kind of upside down cake

>> No.14289021

Just make this

https://youtu.be/mKWNLDn93YU

>> No.14290223

>>14288565
>Chocolate bundt cake with vanilla glaze
That sounds lovely. I'm sure he enjoyed it, and I'm sure the gesture meant a lot to him. My major criticism would be that you didn't take a picture. Well played, lad.

>> No.14290237

>>14285459
German chocolate cake baby, make 2 bullshit chocolate cake bases slater the first in german frosting, slog the next one on top coat that one and voila delish