The Language of Cake

[Piemaster]

Dunno about a cake type, but I knew without having to look that Arch had started the thread off. Everyone else was being too polite to point it out.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Pineapple Upside Down cake for those who want to have their daily fruit ration in a healthy package!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Wedding cake means you've taken a huge bag of money and flushed it down the toilet.

 

[philipbh]

Courgette cake means you have no sense of taste whatsoever.

But as low calorie tasteless cake experiences go - its one of the best!

 

[Fnaar]

Sponge Fingers mean you're a trifle clumsy

 

[accountantpete]

Scones - you're the argumentative type and will spend the next half hour debating whether they should be pronounced as scons or scones.

 

[JiMBR]

Scones - you're the argumentative type and will spend the next half hour debating whether they should be pronounced as scons or scones.

and then the next 10 minutes after that arguing whose turn it is to pay for them.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Scones - you're the argumentative type and will spend the next half hour debating whether they should be pronounced as scons or scones.

Call 'em what you like so long as there's an inch of butter on them!!

 

[philipbh]

Call 'em what you like so long as there's an inch of butter on them!!

Clotted cream, surely?

Jam or Cream first?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Clotted cream, surely?

Jam or Cream first?

No, butter!!

If it was jam and cream it'd have to be jam first because spreading jam on cream is too tricky.

But butter anyway and tons of it!

 

[JiMBR]

But butter anyway and tons of it!

+1

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Jesus I'm getting hungry.

 

[Globalti]

I'd have thought Black Forest gateau went with red or purple saucy underwear, frillies, hot baths and scented candles, cosy boudoirs and a steaming hot popsie.

 

[Speicher]

I'd have thought Black Forest gateau went with red or purple saucy underwear, frillies, hot baths and scented candles, cosy boudoirs and a steaming hot popsie.

I expect you could wear whatever suits you, Rigid Raider, but I would prefer to be properly dressed to take tea at the Madhatter's Tea Shop.

 

[Arch]

Tunnocks Tea Cakes...
for remembrance of the aunties of this world.

Gosh, something about that has me welling up!

I'm thrilled that you've all taken to this so well. We should be able to publish a book soon, complete with Victorian decoupage type illustrations.

We were wondering if any cake associated with a country should carry connotations of national stereotypes - Dutch Apple cake for relaxation, sachertorte for efficiency, profiteroles (not quite cake though) for romantic passion.

Actually, forget the language of cakes, I already think of profiteroles with a certain degree of passion.

Keep the ideas coming...