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I am confused. Do Americans not do cake at Christmas? Rebekah Send a noteboard - 04/12/2011 10:59:04 AM
The wonderful Allie Brosh wrote a blog entry last year that I have just discovered (from a different blog) comparing cake to pie. Pie wins.

In point #5 she argues that pie has more usability over the year. And then has cake at Christmas being the lowest point for cakeyness. But this makes no sense! Christmas has a cake all of its very own! You make it months in advance and fill it with booze! How is this not wonderful?

Do Americans not do this?

And what kind of pie would you have at Christmas? }<img class=' />

Help me, RAFO. You're my only hope. Sad as that is. Well. Also untrue. I could ask Twitter but I think the Americans are sleeping and then the tweet will be lost in the mists of time before they get up whereas this post will sit here waiting for you.
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I am confused. Do Americans not do cake at Christmas? Rebekah - 04/12/2011 10:59:04 AM 1643 Views
chrimbo cake is the BEST! Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 11:41:28 AM 854 Views
Re: chrimbo cake is the BEST! ranagrande - 04/12/2011 11:48:56 AM 871 Views
Chicken pot pies are pretty great. beetnemesis - 04/12/2011 07:18:47 PM 824 Views
Most do not. ranagrande - 04/12/2011 11:46:09 AM 905 Views
Fruitcake Isaac - 04/12/2011 12:39:23 PM 966 Views
This Danu - 05/12/2011 01:38:49 AM 845 Views
Christmas Cake is divine. Stephen - 04/12/2011 02:03:44 PM 892 Views
My family's Christmas is Second Thansgiving, but with bonus desserts. Mostly pie, cookies, and candy *NM* Burr - 04/12/2011 03:00:51 PM 524 Views
Or rather... Fifth Thanksgiving. Thanksgivings 2, 3, and 4 are all about Thanksgiving 1 leftovers. *NM* Burr - 04/12/2011 03:02:42 PM 378 Views
No, generally we do not make cake for Christmas. *NM* Tom - 04/12/2011 04:41:05 PM 397 Views
Cake? nossy - 04/12/2011 05:03:02 PM 883 Views
We don't have a sheet of icing? Palatine - 04/12/2011 05:08:00 PM 849 Views
We have different icing. It is not typically a very dense, flat sheet of solid icing. Like fondant. nossy - 04/12/2011 07:46:41 PM 1143 Views
That's just for Christmas cakes and wedding cakes, usually. Rebekah - 04/12/2011 07:58:55 PM 963 Views
Ah nossy - 04/12/2011 08:33:29 PM 848 Views
No. (with other responses) Palatine - 04/12/2011 05:03:51 PM 1158 Views
its a fruit cake with a layer of marzipan and a layer of icing on top Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 08:32:55 PM 959 Views
Plus with loads of brandy used to "feed" the cake over the month before you ice it. Rebekah - 04/12/2011 08:45:28 PM 840 Views
i put three teaspoons on each cake once a week Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 09:35:23 PM 848 Views
You make pretty cakes! *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 04/12/2011 11:53:16 PM 413 Views
thanks Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 11:58:40 PM 878 Views
Fruitcake is yummy Floffe - 05/12/2011 05:41:59 PM 782 Views
I dunno if they do cake, but Jason Biggs does pie. *NM* ironclad - 04/12/2011 05:18:22 PM 409 Views
Your boozecake intrigues me. Dannymac - 04/12/2011 06:01:14 PM 900 Views
Christmas cake? Jeez, how awkward ARE you people? Praziquantel - 04/12/2011 06:21:06 PM 881 Views
I hate Christmas cake Aviendha - 04/12/2011 06:35:49 PM 1022 Views
Nope. My family has no Christmas-themed desserts. beetnemesis - 04/12/2011 07:17:38 PM 843 Views
Christmas cake is horrid. Morgawse - 04/12/2011 07:25:59 PM 1068 Views
There are other birds which it's "acceptable" to eat at Christmas, other than turkey. Tim - 05/12/2011 10:02:20 AM 829 Views
Ah, maybe generally acceptable, but not to the outlaws. Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:46:45 PM 989 Views
We do ham a lot Christmas random thoughts - 05/12/2011 01:01:03 PM 789 Views
Re: We do ham a lot Christmas Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:45:53 PM 966 Views
me and my first wife did steaks for Christmas one year random thoughts - 05/12/2011 05:17:47 PM 801 Views
Fruitcake, I guess. But we don't coat it with disgusting icing. And it's not really cake. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/12/2011 10:12:21 PM 406 Views
Pie in November and December. Cake the rest of the year. TaskmasterJack - 04/12/2011 11:52:31 PM 892 Views
I assume your Christmas cake is our Fruit Cake. Danu - 05/12/2011 01:25:07 AM 859 Views
It is, as far as I can tell. Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:55:40 PM 1189 Views
The icing looks so... thick. Avendesora - 05/12/2011 05:23:44 PM 871 Views
we do cake sometimes but not usually random thoughts - 05/12/2011 02:05:50 AM 822 Views
My family does... though Jacob - 05/12/2011 02:08:13 PM 915 Views
We typically have flan....with some vanilla ice cream. Jeordam - 05/12/2011 03:57:50 PM 893 Views
I adore flan... *NM* Larisa - 07/12/2011 10:50:00 PM 555 Views
No. We do cookie swaps and gingerbread houses. *edit* Avendesora - 05/12/2011 05:18:31 PM 885 Views
our family offerings are bread pudding and sugar cookies. The_Muted_Grimaud - 05/12/2011 05:25:01 PM 879 Views
I have no concept of a "Christmas" cake A Deathwatch Guard - 05/12/2011 08:15:30 PM 781 Views
Christmas Cake = yum yum ppig's bum. As are Fruit Mince Pies. And boiled pudding... and roast potato *NM* Two Wongs - 07/12/2011 01:50:28 AM 413 Views
Message from the Queen to Americains: 'Let Them Eat Cake!' *NM* Sports_Gambler - 07/12/2011 06:16:59 AM 366 Views
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