I’m a little late with this, but I had to brag on my birthday cake. I think many bakers are left to make their own birthday cakes. I, however, have Quinn, who always comes through at the end of August.
Quinn picked this one out all by himself from Junior’s Cheesecake Cookbook. The most impressive thing about this whole process is that he loathes coconut. So much so, that he resorted to handling it with gloved hands. Brave, huh?
So, I came home from work to find this glorious dessert just for me. (Well, he did save a little bit of cheesecake for himself.) It’s a wonderfully delicious combination of German chocolate cake and cheesecake. It’s way over the top – definitely a special occasion kind of dessert. Honestly, the cheesecake alone is worthy of any special event.
Obviously, there was a whole lot left after I ate my little piece of cake. My co-workers benefited from the remainder. There were plenty of rave reviews, both for the cake and for Quinn.
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October 15th, 2009 at 11:09 am
That literally blows my mind. I am not sure that will quit haunting me until I make it. Thanks! I think?
October 15th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
WOW – As Melissa Stated – This blew My Mind Too. Totally outrageous. I can only imagine how great this medely of flavors tasted!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Wow what a fantastic cake. The favors and textures would be awesome.
Mimi
October 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
WOW!!! i have this cookbook but am definitely going to have to take a second look at it!
October 15th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
No way! We’re making this in my culinary class next week! Yours looks more advanced though.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
All those Junior’s cakes are pure INSANITY! That is so awesome that you have a husband who would take on such a task. My husband, though adorable and handy around the house, is a disaster in the kitchen. He likes to proclaim things like, “I can make CREPES!” and then you find out the truth, which is that he made crepes after school a few times at his friend’s house, whose mother had an electric crepe pan. 20 YEARS AGO.
Happy belated birthday!
October 16th, 2009 at 8:40 am
This looks wonderful..Happy Birthday Jenny and heres wishing you many more. I have this Juniors book as I’m a fan of triple Chocolate mousse Cheesecakes myself (http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3624155900&bg=white&size=large) and my compliments to Q as I know this was not a easy cake to assemble.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:17 am
That looks amazing. Lucky you. The only thing I ever find waiting for me when I get home is a fat old whiney cat. Happy birthday to you and please keep the beautiful pictures coming!
October 16th, 2009 at 11:22 am
wow. that cake looks thick and rich and moist. I want some, and I don’t even like chocolate cake! My husband made me a cake for my birthday last year (first year we were married). He made a Betty Crocker spice cake from a box, then told all his coworkers he baked a cake “from scratch.” I was proud of him though, and very pleased
October 16th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Tom — triple chocolate mousse cheesecakes? Seriously!?! How did I miss that?
Jennifer — can you remember this for March?
October 17th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
How lucky are you? That cake looks sooooo good – and totally naughty!
October 17th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
YUM! I have the Junior cookbooks and am looking this recipe up now. What a beautiful, decadent, and delicious birthday cake!
October 19th, 2009 at 1:57 am
What a fantastic birthday cake! Utterly divine
October 19th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Cool idea and I bet it tastes great. I love cheesecake AND I love german chocolate cake, so together they should be excellent…
October 19th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Looks absolutely delicious ..
Laila
October 19th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
That’s what you call love! That last picture has me trying to lick the screen. What a great birthday dessert.
Happy belated birthday!
October 20th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Looks delicious! Happy Birthday
October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better looking cheesecake. That would be my heaven, that cake right there. Wow.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Wonderful! Looks so yummy!! Love chocolate cake!
October 20th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
What a great idea! The pictures are totally making me drool.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Two of my favorite cakes! Wow, that looks amazingly delicious and rich at that! Top that off with a nice glass of Milk and I’d call that perfection : )
October 21st, 2009 at 7:32 am
Wow! Just… wow!! Wish someone would make this for my birthday. As it stands, I’ll probably have to make it myself
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 am
this looks yummy!
Check out my food blog and tell me what you think:
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Michael
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
You have an awesome man!!!!!!
October 24th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Wow, I think I just gained 5 lbs looking at this–yuuum!
October 24th, 2009 at 11:57 am
This cake looks divine! I love your blog and would love to do a featured post on it on my blog. Come stop by and check out my blog.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Yum, yum and yum. This dessert is not for the faint-hearted. You can almost divide a slice and eat twice from it…not that I would do that. Oh, no. It is all or nothin’ with me. There are so many textures with this cake that it is like an explosion of goodness in your mouth. Good stuff, Q!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Does anyone else see the weightloss ad at the bottom of the post? It is the “1 tip for a flat belly” schtick. I don’t think they’re referring to this cheesecake. I’m thinking it should be outlawed! Thanks for the post.
October 27th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I’m not fond of chocolate cake but that has me seriously reconsidering and giving it another try!
That really is awesome of your honey! Happy belated B-day!
~ingrid
October 31st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
What a nice twist for a cheesecake. Yum!
November 5th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Yummy! This reminds me of the german chocolate cupcake from martha stewards cupcake book. ^__^ Except this looks like… a trillion times yummier! ^__^ Lucky youuu!
November 8th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Oh my god, fantastic, amazing, delicious….
November 9th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
This looked so good I had to make it & it was AWESOME!
November 14th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
That looks soooo yummy!
November 20th, 2009 at 4:50 am
I just made this cake for a family gathering and what a smash hit! It is so delicious! You can taste each and every layer. My mouth is watering right now thinking of another piece! I have tried many recipes off other websites and 90% of the time, they don’t work out or taste that good. So far, I’ve made 2 of your recipes and both times, 100% success! Thank you so much!
Regards,
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am
It looks amazing. I wish a cake fairy would leave me a surprise on my counter just once! You’re a lucky gal.
January 11th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
I don’t even know what to say…this looks like BLISS! Can’t wait to try it out!
January 30th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
This looks sinful!
February 10th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
your line about bakers making their own birthday cakes made me giggle
great looking blog and what a crazy recipe! i’ll have to share this one with my brother – german chocolate is his go-to birthday cake! thanks!
February 26th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Oh hello german choco cake! I’m not a sweets person, but for some reason this is making me crave dessert. Yum!