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appeal of marbled cakes, checkerboard more suited to a particular season,
cakes, con trasting cakes, and those such as the peach cake in the summer-

eye-popping Red Velvets. time and the German Chocolate Spice

Cake in the depths of winter. You’ll
“As for chocolate and strawberries, have a hard time deciding which devil’s
we could all survive without them food cake to try first. Don’t pass by the
and they don’t form the backbone
old standbys, such as Yellow Pound
of any cuisine, but now that
Cake with Chocolate Pan Frosting,
we have them, they brighten our
which I’d be happy to fork into any day.
lives, add whole dimensions
of delight to the ends of meals all And don’t forget that some layer cakes
over the planet. . . .” can be made ahead and frozen or refrig-

—RAYMOND SOKOLOV erated (Martha’s Chocolate Cherry Ice
Cream Cake, the Cookies and Cream
The possibility of surprise is also Cake, the Choco ate Coconut Icebox
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what makes it fun for the cook, who Cake, Natalie’s fabulous Choco ate Café
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can experiment and be creative: Try au Lait Cake) for easier entertaining.
lemon curd, jam, or a whipped-cream Layer cakes are a diverse and deli-
filling, for example, and sandwich it cious lot. They are fun and festive, but
between four instead of two layers. not fussy. Oh sure, they take a bit

There isn’t a layer cake here that longer to prepare than pouring a hot
wouldn’t be appreciated at a special glaze over a Bundt. But aren’t they
celebration. Some of the cakes are worth it?