While birthday cakes are usually adorned with colorful frosting and sprinkles, many stick to tried-and-tested flavor combinations with vanilla, chocolate, or red velvet. But for those looking to really surprise their guests, consider breaking the mold with one of these unexpected yet delicious flavor pairings.
This will definitely make you the talk of the party without exactly taking away the limelight from the birthday person. Highly unusual or inviting controversy, these are no doubt delicious but might not be everyone’s piece of cake. Bake and serve with caution!
From lemon beer cake to salted caramel pretzel cake, these delicacies showcase innovative flavor profiles you won't find just anywhere. They're sure to get tongues wagging and spur discussion at the dinner table.
Equally strange in its ice cream form, which you might have had at certain ice cream salons, this one has a pungent guava taste, obviously. We eat guavas, sip on their juice, chew on guava candies, and slurp on its ice cream that somehow just makes sense, so why not cake? Do practice before you decide to surprise your loved one with this unusual cake flavor. And if they love guavas, then this is your chance to bake this unique cake for them. Cream cheese on top of this cake with rainbow sprinkles will give it the taste and look of a birthday cake.
It’s an acquired taste (like pineapple on pizza). It is not everyone’s favorite, but it does have a cool minty aftertaste to it. A fudge cake smeared and layered with mint buttercream will give you the classic mint chocolate cake, but if you want the minty flavor to not outshine (difficult to achieve) the chocolate, we suggest baking a single-layer mint chocolate cake. The latter will be a moist cake, with the mint frosting fusing well with the chocolate ganache coating it on top. This will create the perfect balance of flavors that even the biggest naysayers might actually end up appreciating.
Is the birthday of that friend, who can’t stop going on and on about their love for cola, around the corner? This is your chance to bake a cola-flavored cake for them! Another unusual flavor for a cake, this promises to be an interesting treat during the hot summer months. The cola mixes with the cocoa, fats, and gluten in the cake to impart a unique flavor. Chocolate icing is recommended for this particular cake to balance out the unique flavor.
This one is a must-try for fruit lovers. Alternatively, vanilla essence will bring out the best of the yogurt cake. This is a summer treat, but it can be had during any time of the year, especially if you are missing the summers. Substitute summer fruits with seasonal ones. You could opt for berries in your cake or go for citrusy ones. As for the base, the yogurt keeps the cake moist and makes it tangy. Regular dahi will suffice for the cake, but for a better output, Greek Yogurt is a great choice. Add some peanut butter if you must, and you’re good to go!
This light cake marries the zesty flavor of lemon with the richness of beer to produce an airy, feathery cake. Some recipes call for folding lemon curd or a lemon cream cheese frosting into the layers for extra moisture and that tangy flavor. Others are frosted with a simple lemon glaze or dusted with powdered sugar. Use a light lager for this cake. Given that beer is being used, a malty flavor is a trademark of this unusual cake flavor pairing. The flavor profile is, however, much more complex and not overtly sweet on the tongue.
Play barista by blending coffee with fudgy brownies. The coffee cake batter blends seamlessly with chocolate chips. However, there’s a little surprise to this. Plump brownie squares, warm from the mixer, are carefully arranged in a checkerboard pattern across the surface. As the combined creation bakes, the brownies melt into the cake and soak up their chocolate essence. Trust us when we say, guests and the birthday person will love this cake and leave no crumbs behind.