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Take a Bite! January's Best Cakes of the Day

Donna YenAssistant Food Editor

Updated Sat, January 31, 2015 at 6:49 PM UTC

Bombe Alaska With Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream — The Jewels of New York’s Diana Yen makes this sugary dome with pound cake, cherry chocolate chip ice cream, and a beautifully scorched meringue.
The Jewels of New York

Gluten-Free Blueberry Pound Cake — Chokolat Pimienta’s TK {NAME} makes this celiac-friendly pound cake with blueberries and an oatmeal crumble topping.
Vanessa Hernández

Gluten-Free Chocolate and Chestnut Tiramisù — The Bojon Gourmet’s Alanna Taylor-Tobin layers chestnut cream and rum-soaked chocolate cake for this decadent but gluten-free treat.
Alanna Taylor-Tobin

Greek Yogurt Citrus Cake — Greek yogurt and fresh orange and lemon zest make this cake by Cannelle et Vanille’s TK {NAME] tart and bright. TK {LAST NAME AGAIN] decorates the top with dried roses.
Aran Goyoaga

Parsnip Cake with Candied Kumquats — Parsnips bake nicely into a cake that’s not only gluten-free but vegan! For a nice citrus flavor, Golubka Kitchen’s TK {NAME} adds candied kumquats.
Masha Davydova

Brown Butter Pear Cake with Rum Caramel — Artful Desperado’s TK {NAME} makes his cake with brown butter and pear purée. Whipped sour cream covers the top and it’s finished with a drizzle of homemade rum caramel sauce. {MAKE THIS SECOND SENTENCE ACTIVE VOICE]
Gabriel Cabrera

Fried Chicken and Waffle Cake With Maple Buttercream and Spicy Caramel — Glazed and Confused’s TK {NAME} does the unthinkable and turns chicken and waffles into cake. Vanilla-buttermilk cake layers are frosted with maple syrup buttercream and topped with dancing chicken nuggets. {MAKE THIS SECOND SENTENCE ACTIVE VOICE]
Graham Blackall

Swiss Black Forest Cake — Novice Housewife makes this stunning cake with velvety chocolate cake, fresh whipped cream, and cherries lined by shards of dark chocolate. [SAY SOMETHING ELSE HERE—GIVE IT PIZAZZ]
Shumaila Chauhan

Peanut Butter Chocolate Buckeye Ball Cake — Layers of chocolate cake and peanut butter cream frosting combine everything we love about chocolate and peanut butter. The Cake Blog takes it a step further by decorating the top with homemade buckeyes. [REDO THIS ONE; TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TRULY CATCHY AND DESCRIPTIVE]
The Cake Blog

Rose-Covered Neapolitan Cake — I Am Baker, the cake-decorating expert beautifully shows the technique of piping rosettes. ADD NAME
Amanda Rettke

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