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Do you know anyone whose birthday is on Christmas or during the holiday season. To keep the mood of the festivity on the birthday party, you can surprise your guests by making the birthday cake in the shape of a Christmas tree. Betty Crocker has an easy recipe to turn an ordinary rectangular cake into Christmas tree cake. Also I have another recipe for Chocolate Eggnog layer cake. Here is it:-

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, plus 3 tablespoons extra for the pans, 2 teaspoons baking soda,1 teaspoon baking powder,1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup sugar,1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks, 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled,1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 1 cup dairy eggnog.

Preparations

Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set oven rack at upper middle level. Grease lightly 2 9-inch springform pans. Dust pans with the extra cocoa and shake out excess. Sugar and oil are beaten together . Eggs and yolks, one at a time, are added beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate and coffee. Vanilla extract to eggnog is added. Beat flour mixture and eggnog mixture into chocolate mixture a little at a time, alternately. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat again, briefly. After dividing the batter evenly between prepared pans, bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed in the center or when cake looks almost black and glossy.Remove pans from oven and allow to cool on wire racks for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cake from pans and allow to cool completely before frosting:

Chocolate Eggnog Icing

Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened cocoa, 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, 1 8-ounce brick cream cheese, 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled, 3/4 cup dairy eggnog, 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract.

Preparations

Mix together the cocoa and powdered sugar to avoid lumps. Cream together all other ingredients. Add cocoa mixture a little at a time. Beat on highest mixer setting for several minutes, pausing to scrape down sides of bowl occasionally. Ice the cake and serve. Frosting is enough to generously frost 2 9-inch or 10-inch cake layer.

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Why can't Cheesecakes be Birthday Cakes?

Well why not! Cheese cakes should be allowed to be birthday cakes -- they're the most yummy fluffy cakes. They're also not so heavy like the chocolate cakes. And there's plenty of room to write "Happy Birthday!" You can check out That's My Home Cheese Cake recipe page or you can also watch how cheese cake are made in this video.





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Of course, if you're not willing to sweat it out in the kitchen, you can order yourself a cheese cake. If you're ever in the New York area, I recommend getting a New York cheese cake at Junior's - the world famous diner in Brooklyn. I love that place it's close to where I live too!
Cheese cakes and birthdays -- now that's going to be a blast!

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Rum Birthday Cake Recipe

In commemoration of Hunter S. Thompson's birthday we're going to make a rum birthday cake! And we can cook our birthday cake either in the oven or on the stove. Nice huh?

This is a rum cake recipe that I found off Cooks here's how it goes:

For the cake you're going to need the following ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup refined wheat flour
• 1 3/4 cup unrefined wheat flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Nescafe instant coffee
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups fresh thick yoghurt
• 2 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 shot of any good dark rum
• large handful of assorted nuts or dry fruits (cashews, walnuts, raisins, etc)

For the icing you'll need these:

• 1 cup grated dark chocolate
• 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon rum
• some whole milk, for blending
• small handful of M&M minis (I don't mind a big handful either)

How to bake the cake -

1. Mix the dry cake ingredients of the cake well, after that add the rest of the ingredients. Mix them well and pour it into a well greased pan. If you're cooking in an oven, bake at 300-340°F (150-170°C) for about 30 minutes.
2. If you're cooking on stove, first steam the cake in a large pressure cooker at medium heat for 60-90 minutes. After the cake is cooked, set it aside for 15 minutes to cool.

How to make the icing:

1. Combine all icing ingredients in small pan. Mix on low heat while adding enough milk so that it's as thick as honey. Take it off the heat as soon as it's smoothened out. Spread the icing on the cake and garnish with the M&Ms before it cools. (Don't put the M&Ms in your mouth!)
2. It'll be ready to serve as soon as the icing cools and thickens.

YUMMY! Enjoy your rum birthday cake!

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