A Round-Up on the Heavenly Cake Horse Race

Hello again. I was off graduating from Library School. While I was off-blog, a graduation of another sort was happening over at Heavenly Cake Place. Marie has finished baking every cake in Rose's Heavenly Cakes, finishing up with the spectacular mousse globe of Zach's La Bomba. For those of us who straggle a bit, another RHC baker, Jenn, is going to be picking up hosting duties while we finish up whatever's lacking.

My photographer is out of town, and I'm making some extensive and long-overdue changes to my web presence, but I'll definitely be finishing out the RHC bakethrough, and continuing to post the results here.

To keep me honest, and to help those of you who are sometimes asked to select Free Choice cakes...here's the list (updated as appropriate) of cakes baked. The linked cakes have been baked and blogged. Those in italics have been baked at some point, but never blogged. The order of cakes is lifted from the list at the front of the book. Plenty done, plenty to go. Anyone have a birthday coming up?

HEAVENLY CAKES:

BUTTER and OIL CAKES:
Apple Upside-Down Cake (September, 2011)
Plum and Blueberry Upside Down Torte (August 9, 2010)
She Loves Me Cake (May 31, 2010)
White Velvet Cake w/ Milk Chocolate Ganache (January 9, 2011)
Heavenly Coconut Seduction Cake
Southern Manhattan Coconut Cake w/ Silk Meringue Buttercream (May 2, 2011)
Whipped Cream Cake                                                                                                 
Karmel Cake (April 4, 2011)
Golden Lemon Almond Cake (March 1, 2010) 
Lemon Poppy Seed Sour Cream Cake (March 1, 2010) 
Woody’s Lemon Luxury Layer Cake (March 24, 2011) 
Apple-Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake (November 16, 2011)
Marble Velvet Cake
Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake
Swedish Pear and Almond Cream Cake  
Cradle Cake (February 5, 2011)
Sicilian Pistachio Cake (March 15, 2010)
Gateau Breton (May 10, 2010)
Sticky Toffee “Pudding” (February 28, 2011)
English Gingerbread Cake (March 1, 2010)
Fruitcake Wreath
Rose Red Velvet Cake (October 29, 2011)
Chocolate Tomato Cake w/ Mystery Ganache (September 27, 2010)
Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cake (June 14, 2010)
Chocolate Banana Stud Cake (July 19, 2010)
Devil’s Food Cake w/ Midnight Ganache (March 13, 2011)
Chocolate Layer Cake w/ Caramel Ganache (August 30, 2010)
Bernachon Palet d’Or Gateau (May 24, 2010)
Double Chocolate Valentine                     
Chocolate Velvet Fudge Cake  (December 5, 2010)
Black Chocolate Party Cake (February 20, 2011)
Classic Carrot Cake w/ Dreamy Creamy White Chocolate Frosting (January 16, 2011)
Pumpkin Cake w/ Burnt Orange Silk Meringue Buttercream (November 15, 2010)
Many-Splendored Quick Bread (October 18, 2010)
Banana Refrigerator Cake w/ Dreamy Creamy White Chocolate Frosting (April 12, 2010)
German Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Ice Cream Cake or Sandwich (July 5, 2010)

SPONGE CAKES:
Angel Food Cake (October 27, 2010)
Miette’s Tomboy (April 25, 2011)
Chocolate Tweed Angel Food Cake (September 13, 2010)
Chocolate Apricot Roll w/ Lacquer Glaze (March 8, 2010)
Génoise Rose (June 29, 2010)
White Gold Passion Génoise (June 16, 2011) 
Red Fruit Shortcake
Torta de las Tres Leches (December 21, 2010)
True Orange Génoise (June 16, 2011)
Génoise Très Café
Chocolate Génoise w/ Peanut Butter Whipped Ganache (November 22, 2010)
Moist Chocolate Raspberry Génoise (March 7, 2011)
Catalan Salt Pinch Cake
Almond Shamah Chiffon
Orange Glow Chiffon Layer Cake (March 29, 2011)
Lemon Meringue Cake (August 2, 2010)
Apple Caramel Charlotte (September 20, 2010)
Chocolate Raspberry Trifle (May 31, 2011)
Saint-Honoré Trifle (May 4, 2010)
Holiday Pinecone Cake

MOSTLY FLOURLESS CAKES and CHEESECAKES:
Cranberry Crown Cheesecake (December 27, 2010)
Pure Pumpkin Cheesecake (November 20, 2011)
Coconut Cheesecake w/ Coconut Cookie Crust (June 23, 2010)
Ginger Cheesecake w/ Gingerbread Crust (September 17, 2011)
No-Bake Whipped Cream Cheesecake
Lemon Canadian Crown with Ladyfingers (February 20, 2011)
Ladyfingers
Tiramisù (September 19, 2010)
Sybil’s Pecan Torte w/ Coffee Cream (April 5, 2010)
Chocolate Feather Bed (August 17, 2010)
Hungarian Jancsi Torta 
 Le Succès (March 29, 2010)
Zach’s La Bomba

BABY CAKES:
Yellow Butter Cupcakes
Chocolate Butter Cupcakes (June 7, 2010)
White Velvet Butter Cupcakes (May 11, 2011)
Frostings: Golden Neoclassic Buttercream, Dreamy Creamy White Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate-Egg White Buttercream
Designer Chocolate Baby Grands (July 26, 2010)
Gold Ingots (September 10, 2010)
Chocolate Ingots
Peanut Butter Ingots (March 22, 2010)
Plum Round Ingots 
Financier-Style Vanilla Bean Pound Cakes
Mini Vanilla Bean Pound Cakes (July 13, 2010)
Baby Lemon Cheesecakes (May 17, 2010)
Quail Egg Indulgence Cake (February 20, 2011)
Marionberry Shortcake (August 25, 2010)
Coffee Chiffonlets w/ Dulce de Leche Whipped Cream (May 1, 2010)
Individual Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes
Caramelized Pineapple Pudding Cakes with Classic Brioche (October 4, 2010)
The Bostini (November 1, 2010)
Deep Chocolate Rosebuds
Molten Chocolate Soufflé and Lava Cakes (October 11, 2010)
Chocolate Bull’s-Eye Cakes (January 2, 2011)
Barcelona Brownie Bars (May 23, 2010)
Baby Chocolate Oblivions
Two Fat Cats Whoopie Pies (April 19, 2010)
Mud Turtle Cupcakes (February 8, 2011)

WEDDING CAKES :
Tropical Wedding Cake
Golden Dream Wedding Cake
Grand Marnier Wedding Cake
Deep Chocolate Passion Wedding Cake (June 1, 2011)
Double-Chocolate Whammy Groom’s Cake
Wedding Cupcakes (not really a recipe, more suggestions of combinations)