Baba au Rhum humminahummina....

If you thought you had a favorite dessert, you need to abandon that preconception right here and now.  Until you've had a melt in your mouth Baba au Rhum, you just haven't lived.

Dare I flatter myself that I may be getting better with the camera???

Mmmmm...soak it in rum, and it can't be that bad, right?  Am I right?  I'm SO right.

This yeasty sweet cake is peppered with rum-soaked dates and covered in a vanilla rum syrup, topped with apricot glaze and finished with a loving dollop of fresh, real vanilla whipped cream. 

This is usually made in a shaped bundt pan, but I thought it was perfect for this Fat Daddio Hemi Muffin pan.  I was right...again:).  This pan lends itself exceptionally well to recipes that call for something to go bottoms-up after baking. 

Ok, yeah, there were orginally six. 
So SUE me...so goooooood...

 I think a pinapple upside down cake would bake up gorgeous in these little hemi cups! 

So, you've seen the pictures you've seen the results.  It's no secret I love this bakeware company - you could be the next proud owner of a Fat Daddio Hemi Muffin Pan.  Be sure to review the rules and good luck to you all!

Ding Dong? DANG!

I will soon be revealing my latest wedding masterpiece, here at Cake Lore.  It'll be delivered and photographed adnosium next weekend, so set your iphone alarms and make sure you tell your friends:).

In the meantime, I have to ask you a question.  WHO is googling "giant ding dong cake" every day? 

Are you a Giant Ding Dong Cake googler??

I really love checking the stats on this blog - love meaning "completely obsess over" in my own personal lexicon - and I especially love the feature that tells me search queries that lead people here.  It never fails - almost daily - someone, somewhere, is googling "giant ding dong cake."  I always scratch my head at that.

Well, I mean, I know why.  Becase ding dongs are amazing.  And nothing's better than amazing except for...GIANT amazing. 

The Cake Lore Giant Ding Dong Cake is a whole lotta amazing - super rich, double chocolate cake, filled with fresh vanilla whipped cream, covered in ganache. 

Mmmmmmmmmmmm...Ding Dong Dang. 

But you gotta admit, it's kind of a strange thing to see multiple people googling every day.  Kind of like the odds of hearing the right sentence at the end of a game of "Telephone."  Ever play that?  Yeah...anyway...So if you've been googling Giant Ding Dong Cake, I gotta say, thank you!  And...um...don't stop:). 

I'll be pricing this one soon and adding it to ye olde price list - because far be it from me to overlook what could be the single most popular thing I make.