Sunday
Jul062008
{Bitter}Sweet: A Cake Poll and Cakespy Book Giveaway!
Sunday, July 6, 2008 
It's that time again: our monthly cake poll and giveaway! Our giveaway this month is pretty awesome--the winner will receive a copy of our first ever book--an illustrated collection of Cakespy illustrations entitled {Bitter}Sweet: A Study in Contrasts. Each page has a "sweet" scene (cupcakes acting cute!), contrasted with another "bittersweet" image (cupcakes in peril!) on the accompanying page! It's a sweet collection including 32 pages, packed with illustrations in full color--perfect for any lover of cake, illustration, or, you know, both. Learn more about the book here.
As for the poll? This time, we've got cake on the brain! It must be the time of year--Cakespy's birthday is coming up on August 1--we already have all sorts of birthday cake visions floating in our mind!
CAKE POLL: CAKE PREFERENCES!
- What's the best time of day to eat cake?
- What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake?
- There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first?
- On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece?
- Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much?
- Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never?
- Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm?
- When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating?
- What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions?
How can you put your name in the running? It's easy! All you need to do is this:
- To satisfy our nosy tendencies (we are spies, after all), fill out the above Cake Poll! You can leave your responses in the comment section, or send your responses via email to jessieoleson@gmail.com.
- At 12pm PST on Wednesday, July 9, the Cake Poll will be closed. The winner will be chosen at random, not based on their responses. The prize will then be shipped to the lucky winner within 48 hours, via the most economical method.
- As for our fine print: The results of this poll will be used for entertainment and Cake Gumshoeing purposes only; we may summarize the results of this poll in upcoming posts. Your private information will not be shared with any outside parties. Also, we've elected to leave the cake poll open to all US Territories, Canada and abroad--so even overseas cake enthusiasts can take part!
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Reader Comments (137)
1. Anytime of course!
2. Cuppacino
3. PINK!
4. Corner Piece - It's all about the frosting!
5. No, far too much. Ice cream and cake should not be mixed.
6. Never never never, make it home made every time!
7.Room Temperature please.
8. Totally the decorating!
9. Mississippi mud cake (with a little bit too much alcohol in the batter....
1. Early afternoon, after a delicious lunch has had time to digest.
2. If it's a rich chocolate cake, sometimes you can't beat a glass of milk.
3. The pink cupcake, definitely.
4. Corner piece is the best, you get two sides of crunchy deliciousness and two sides of moist tastiness.
5. Cake should almost always come with ice cream.
6. The occasional supermarket mud cake can be a tasty treat, but anything with cream should be avoided.
7. Warm cake is great.
8. Baking. I'm not so good at the decorating.
9. I prefer something special like a chocolate-chilli cupcake, but everyone else seems to want just plain chocolate (yes, I realise cake comes in flavours other than chocolate. But are they really as good?)
What's the best time of day to eat cake? either for breakfast or for afternoon snack
What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? mostly milk. But I like chocolate milk with chocolate cake. And I like pineapple juice with my coconut cake.
There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? always pink...such a happy colot
On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? corner piece
Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? too much
Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? only at someone's house, I haven't ever had that great of a one
Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? depends on the cake but mostly room temperature
When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? baking
What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions?
I don't have a go to cake. I usually make cakes for other people and so I ask them what their favorite is and I make that. My dad likes German Chocolate. My husband likes Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting. I like White Cake with Buttercream Frosting. My mom changes her mind all the time.
1. What's the best time of day to eat cake? Yes
2. What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Either milk or hot coffee w/cream
3. There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? Lavender
4. On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? Middle
5. Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? Perfection
6. Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? If it's Sam's Club cupcakes, then guilty pleasure!
7. Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? I like chocolate cake warm, everything else room temp
8. When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? the eating...oh wait, that wasn't a choice
9. What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
1. Anytime of the day is a good time for cake. :)
2. I don't usually drink anything when I'm eating cake but if I do it's usually milk or maybe a coffee.
3. Pink. :)
4. I prefer the middle piece.
5. Simply Perfection.
6. Simply Never.
7. Room Temperature...maybe warm in winter.
8. The decorating.
9. Vanilla cupcakes....nothing special I know but everyone likes them.
Stephanie
# What's the best time of day to eat cake? When you're hungry, it tastes best!
# What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Water.
# There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? Pink!
# On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? Corner!
# Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? Not my gig.
# Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? Never ever ever.
# Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? Room temperature & never put in the refrigerator.
# When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? Cupcakes - frosting. Cake - baking.
# What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? PB&J cake, Peppermint Patty cake.
go Jessie, go! :)
1 What's the best time of day to eat cake?
all day long of course!
2 What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake?
water.
3 There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first?
white, I love natural frosting.
4 On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece?
corner.
5 Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much?
too much, sorry.
6 Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never?
never.
7 Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm?
cold, cold, cold. sometimes even straight from the freezer, depending on the cake.
no, really.
8 When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating?
the baking. I'm not the best at decorating, I must admit.
9 What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions?
I have a fondness for carrot cake. or rum raisin cake.
1. Evening
2. Strong milky tea
3. Lavender
4. Middle
5. Simply perfection
6. Simply never
7. Room temperature
8. Decorating
9. Banana loaf with cinnamon frosting - Yum!
1. Anytime, but breakfast is always good ;-)
2. water
3. Pink!
4. Middle Piece
5. Simply Perfection
6. Yuck, never...
7. Room Temperature
8. I like both because baking is relaxing, but cake decorating is the challenge
9. Coconut Cake
7.
1 There's a best time of day? Really? My own highly scientific studies have shown that every time of day is equally as good as every other!
2. Really depends on the flavor of the cake... but coffee is always nice... especially for breakfast!
3. Pink! Then lavendar and then white and yellow. I never trust blue or green frosting.
4. The middle, natch!
5. Love it. Lemon cake with vanilla ice cream. Coconut cake with pineapple ice cream Chocolate cake with caramel ice cream...
6. Never.
7. Room temp, unless it's a whipped cream cake. Warm if it's date cake with dark caramel topping.
8. I enjoy making any type of cake a lot, but the decorating part is the most fun. You might say it's the icing on the cake!
9. I always fall back on one of two options: a rustic and delicious bittersweet orange cake (rinds included!) or a chocolate mousse cake on a brownie base covered in clouds of whipped cream and grated bittersweet chocolate.
1. About an hour after a good meal.
2. Milk or coffee
3. I was hoping for orange, but I'll take lavender.
4. Corner, and I'll steal icing from all those who scrape it off their piece.
5. If there's ice cream, I mash, but I'd prefer no ice cream.
6. Guilty pleasure
7. room temperature
8. decorating (actually it's eating)
9. Carrot cake with maple orange frosting
1.Oh only 3 times of day - Morning, Noon, or Night!
2.Big ole glass of milk
3.Pink!
4.I'm not picky, I'll take any piece.
5.Depends on the cake, but most times too much.
6.I'd never buy one, but I have to admit, I have eaten them at office parties.
7.Room Temp please.
8.Decorating.
9.German Chocolate cake with the gooeist frosting possible.
1. After dinner
2. Milk
3. Lavender
4. Corner (more frosting)
5. Simply perfection!
6. Simply never
7. Room temp (unless it is an icecream cake of course)
8. Baking
9. All
1) After dinner (but I've been known to nibble a bit before breakfast!)
2) Water
3) Blue (or the one with the most frosting...)
4) Middle
5) Not just perfection, an absolute necessity!
6) Simply never (except for Publix, who does make a mean cake)
7) Room temperature
8) The baking
9) Vegan Chocolate Death Cake from The Grit (in Athens, GA) - I even had it at my wedding!
What's the best time of day to eat cake? anytime after 9:30 am
What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? milk
There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? pink for sure
On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? corner - icing is what makes cake!
Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? depends on the cake and the day
Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? definitely a guilty pleasure
Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? warm
When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? I love the baking - the smell of baking cake is to die for.
What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? German Chocolate with coconut pecan icing
What's the best time of day to eat cake? Waking hours only. I am very strict about this. No sleep-eating.
What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Tea, milk, no sugar
There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? White
On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? Not too fussy. Depends on the cake - probably a corner
Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? Surely a necessity!
Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? NEVER, NEVER do you hear me? NEVER I say
Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? Never cold, whether room temp or warm depends on the cake and whether it's dessert or not.
When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? Definitely the baking. In particular the spooning into the moulds.
What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? Custard tart.
What's the best time of day to eat cake? Afternoon, between lunch and dinner
What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Punch
There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? Pink..it's my favorite color!
On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? Middle piece
Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? Simply perfection!!
Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never?
Guilty pleasure
Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? Room temperature
When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? Decorating
What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? Yellow with strawberry filling
1) Do I have to pick one time...but if I had to choose it would be the afternoon.
2) Depending on what kind of cake but most of the time something hot like coffee or tea.
3)If the cake was chocolate then I would reach for the white frosting but if it was a vanilla cake then I would reach for lavendar.
4)I would prefer a corner piece because you might get more frosting on it.
5)I think simply too much but it wouldn't stop me from eating both.
6) Simply never unless you know that the store bought cake is a really good one otherwise I would pass on it.
7) I would say I like it room temperature
8)I would say the decorating because that is where you can let the creative side take over.
9)Chocolate cake with Chocolate frosting!!
1.Anytime, but late evening is fun for a little midnight rush.
2.Champagne, dry to contrast the sweet cake.
3.Blue. I’m a blue guy.
4.Corner pieces – more icing that way.
5.It’s excessive – too much of a good thing.
6.I’ve never bought one, but won’t turn it down if someone else offers.
7.Room temperature. Although cold icing out of the bowl is a pretty good snack.
8.The decorating – so I can lick the spoon.
9.Classic white cake with buttercream frosting – usually in the shape of something unusual like a watermelon, an enchanted egg or a leg of lamb.
Yay! Another poll/contest! Here goes:
1. What's the best time of day to eat cake?--Breakfast
2. What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake?--faux coffee
3. There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? White
4. On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece?--But a corner, of course!! (more icing and flowers!!)
5. Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much?-too, too much; cake is perfect on its own
6. Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never?--used to ADORE them, hydrogenated fats and all--haven't had any in years
7. Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? Room temp if it's not a melty frosting
8. When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating?-decorating, by far
10. What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? Chocolate,--a multi-layer affair with buttercream, ganache, frosting, shaved chocolate, sprinkles--the whole works.
1. What's the best time of day to eat cake? breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime snack.
2. What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Ice cold skim milk
3. There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? pink
4. On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? the corner piece - to get the most frosting!
5. Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? too much usually, but every now and then, split a cupcake down the middle, place a scoop of ice cream on top, then drizzle chocolate syrup.
6. Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? homemade or nothing
7. Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? all three, depending on my mood
8. When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? all three, but making swirls on cupcakes is the best :)
9. What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? a dense vanilla cake with swiss meringue buttercream laced with amarretto
1. What's the best time of day to eat cake? Afternoon
2. What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? Coffee. It cuts the sweet. ;)
3. There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? Pink!
4. On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? Middle.
5. Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? Too much, in the most delightful way. Really, it depends on the cake.
6. Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? Never.
7. Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? Room temperature.
8. When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? Like children, I love them both the same.
9. What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? Any flavor, but definitely a layer cake or pound cake. Not a fan of sheet cake.
1. What's the best time of day to eat cake? *for breakfast...there's just something about breaking your Mom's rules as an adult :)
2. What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake? *Milk, gotta have it.
3. There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first? *pink
4. On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece? *middle, I've never really had a thing for crusts
5. Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much? *too much for me! I like them as separate treats.
6. Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never? *NEVER.
7. Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm? *room temp
8. When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating? *the decorating
9. What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions? *angel food cake with cool whip/pudding frosting.
1. While reading a book in the afternoon or watching a favorite show or movie in the evening.
2. Milk
3. White...I like things to look the way they're suppose to taste and white is usually a safe bet.
4. The end pieces of a cake...extra frosting but not too much.
5. Definetely perfection, love ice cream with my cake.
6. Guily pleasure, but only on special occassions :)
7. Ice cream cake-unthawed a bit; regular cake-cold.
8. Besides eating, probably decorating.
9. Marble cake with buttercream or whipped topping and sprinkles on top.
1. After dinner dessert. That's when I always crave sweets!
2. Depends on the kind of cake, but usually milk or water.
3. White
4. End
5. Depends on kind of cake. For some things, vanilla ice cream on the side is like the glass of milk. For others, it's totally unnecessary.
6. Almost always disappointing, although they seem to be improving lately.
7. Room temperature
8. Baking, for sure. I'm a terrible decorator!
9. Spice cake!