Cake

[dallas27]

My wife with all her wisdom once asked me what exactly was going to happen after our savings hits some arbitrary number that I claimed was a "goal" and droned on about for years.

"Well," I said with absolutely no significant thought, "I'm gonna buy a cake, of course."

So now every goal I make involves cake. I also found my "goals" became smaller and closer together as I find more opportunities for rewards.

Simple question, do you reward yourself for saving incrementally, and how?

 

[candrew]

I thought we'd be discussing cake.

Bundt, layer or sheet?
Fondant, butter cream or whipped cream icing?
Chocolate -

Just for starters.......

 

[REWahoo]

Love German chocolate!

 

[candrew]

Love German chocolate!

+1

Black Forest is another of my favs!

 

[dallas27]

Well, the first goal we happened while we were in a small town in france (joan of arcs town) and we got an absolutely amazing small cake that I can't even describe how it was made. Tasted wonderful.

 

[Blue Collar Guy]

I thought we'd be discussing cake.

Bundt, layer or sheet?
Fondant, butter cream or whipped cream icing?
Chocolate -

Just for starters.......

 

[Meadbh]

If the OP was truly LBYM, he would bake the cake!

 

[Blue Collar Guy]

My wife with all her wisdom once asked me what exactly was going to happen after our savings hits some arbitrary number that I claimed was a "goal" and droned on about for years.

"Well," I said with absolutely no significant thought, "I'm gonna buy a cake, of course."

So now every goal I make involves cake. I also found my "goals" became smaller and closer together as I find more opportunities for rewards.

Simple question, do you reward yourself for saving incrementally, and how?

I told my wife's dead broke uncle, when the SP500 reaches 2500 i would give him my old car. This was Thanksgiving 2014, i figured a 25 % increase in my net worth (i am mostly in the SP600)would warrant me driving a new Cadillac. So yeah looks like he will be getting a 2004 Hyundai XG350L, and the Blue Collar Guy is getting a fire engine red Caddy, oh by the way I like cannoli cream cake

 

[candrew]

I like cannoli cream cake

DW & I have been begging the owner of a local mom & pop Italian bakery/deli here in the Phoenix area to make cannoli cream cake (his family are Brooklyn transplants). I've previously had cannoli cream cupcakes garnished with crumbled cannoli shells sprinkled on top.

I nearly overdosed on those!

 

[Ready]

It's hard to beat a piece of really good chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. But I've been staying off sugar for a full three weeks now...why did you have to bring this up? Now I'm thinking about where the nearest bakery is.

 

[Meadbh]

This moist orange cake is one of my favourite cakes. It's gluten free, too!

https://www.cookingwithalia.com/378-moist-orange-cake-recipe-gluten-free/

 

[aja8888]

We had a red velvet cake for DD's birthday party last Saturday.

 

[Midpack]

I love cake, my Mom made them often. My personal favorite is Chocolate Angel Food (my Mom and subsequently DW have made it for all but a few of my birthdays all my life) but all the above sound good too, especially orange cake - haven't had that very often. It's hard to beat a really buttery pound cake too, especially lightly toasted with heavy whipped cream or creme englaise, maybe some fresh raspberries or strawberries.

Who doesn't like cake?

 

[bingybear]

chocolate peanut butter cheese cake

Simple question, do you reward yourself for saving incrementally, and how?

absolutely... I live further below my means.

 

[2017ish]

I thought we'd be discussing cake.

.......

Me too. :

 

[Scuba]

I made a cappuccino cheesecake for Christmas that was decadent and delicious! But my favorite is cherry cake with chocolate icing - cake version of a chocolate covered cherry. Yum!

 

[braumeister]

Not really a cake eater here, so my favorite little reward is to make a couple racks of baby back ribs.

 

[Ronstar]

Chocolate cake, chocolate frosting with vanilla ice cream.

 

[Amethyst]

Shoot. Everyone knows the cake is a lie.

 

[marko]

Tomorrow (6/14) is my birthday.
Cake is on the menu!!

 

[folivier]

Doberge.

 

[Koolau]

Never really rewarded myself for financial milestones. Reaching a million was its own reward. BUT, I do love cake. Guess I should have used that as an excuse. YMMV

 

[Another Reader]

Chocolate cake with fudge frosting. No ice cream needed!

 

[Sittinginthesun]

CARROT!! (homemade with extra raisins soaked in rum)

 

[FIREd]

We celebrate financial milestones with a bottle of bubbly usually.

As for cakes, I am thinking Mille-Feuille or Paris-Brest.