looking for cake ideas for birthdays

itsstillme

My mom, my DH and my grandfather all have birthday's next month that I need cakes for and I want something new. I am pretty sure I have DH convinced to go with the dark chocolate salted caramel cake from Annies blog but my mom wants something fruity- I think I have made about 8 different lemon cakes for her over the years... and my grandfather, well he likes pecan pie so I make that for him but I still need a cake for the rest of us to celebrate so basically anything I want so- what's your best/ favorite/ most fantastic  birthday cake?

krkapple

Does mom's have to be a cake?  What about a fruit cheesecake or fruit tart?  I have two fantastic fruit tarts in my pies/tarts category in my blog.  I really loved the tropical one.

mulan922

or leveraging the tropical idea from the pp, maybe a coconut cake with a pineapple filling?

for your grandfather's cake, how about red velvet, cream cheese frosting, with pecans on the sides?

2bJenniferT

My grandmother used to make me strawberry shortcake for every one of my birthdays growing up. Not a "traditional" birthday cake, but it has a special place in my heart (and is fruity...kind of)!

ondrea

we LOVE this Spring Fling cake from a local bakery here.    I also use mandarin orange slices.  YUM!

062307Bride

My favorite fruity cake is the following:

1 box of yellow cake mix

1/2 cup oil

1 11oz. can mandarin oranges (with juice)

4 eggs

Mix all of the above and bake about 35 minutes @350 (I use a bundt pan)

For the icing:

1 8oz container cool whip

1 pkg instand vanilla powder (just the powder)

1 15.25oz can crushed pineapple (with juice)

coconut to taste/preference

Mix all and decorate top with flaked coconut.

 

Delicious!!!