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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 1546 Views
chrimbo cake is the BEST! Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 11:41:28 AM 759 Views
Re: chrimbo cake is the BEST! ranagrande - 04/12/2011 11:48:56 AM 792 Views
Chicken pot pies are pretty great. beetnemesis - 04/12/2011 07:18:47 PM 732 Views
Most do not. ranagrande - 04/12/2011 11:46:09 AM 804 Views
Fruitcake Isaac - 04/12/2011 12:39:23 PM 878 Views
This Danu - 05/12/2011 01:38:49 AM 758 Views
Christmas Cake is divine. Stephen - 04/12/2011 02:03:44 PM 796 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 462 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 343 Views
No, generally we do not make cake for Christmas. *NM* Tom - 04/12/2011 04:41:05 PM 352 Views
Cake? nossy - 04/12/2011 05:03:02 PM 775 Views
We don't have a sheet of icing? Palatine - 04/12/2011 05:08:00 PM 758 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 1039 Views
That's just for Christmas cakes and wedding cakes, usually. Rebekah - 04/12/2011 07:58:55 PM 858 Views
Ah nossy - 04/12/2011 08:33:29 PM 747 Views
No. (with other responses) Palatine - 04/12/2011 05:03:51 PM 1061 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 861 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 753 Views
i put three teaspoons on each cake once a week Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 09:35:23 PM 745 Views
You make pretty cakes! *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 04/12/2011 11:53:16 PM 371 Views
thanks Yunalesca - 04/12/2011 11:58:40 PM 776 Views
Fruitcake is yummy Floffe - 05/12/2011 05:41:59 PM 690 Views
I dunno if they do cake, but Jason Biggs does pie. *NM* ironclad - 04/12/2011 05:18:22 PM 369 Views
Your boozecake intrigues me. Dannymac - 04/12/2011 06:01:14 PM 801 Views
Christmas cake? Jeez, how awkward ARE you people? Praziquantel - 04/12/2011 06:21:06 PM 797 Views
I hate Christmas cake Aviendha - 04/12/2011 06:35:49 PM 934 Views
Nope. My family has no Christmas-themed desserts. beetnemesis - 04/12/2011 07:17:38 PM 762 Views
Christmas cake is horrid. Morgawse - 04/12/2011 07:25:59 PM 958 Views
There are other birds which it's "acceptable" to eat at Christmas, other than turkey. Tim - 05/12/2011 10:02:20 AM 742 Views
Ah, maybe generally acceptable, but not to the outlaws. Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:46:45 PM 887 Views
We do ham a lot Christmas random thoughts - 05/12/2011 01:01:03 PM 705 Views
Re: We do ham a lot Christmas Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:45:53 PM 872 Views
me and my first wife did steaks for Christmas one year random thoughts - 05/12/2011 05:17:47 PM 698 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 361 Views
Pie in November and December. Cake the rest of the year. TaskmasterJack - 04/12/2011 11:52:31 PM 802 Views
I assume your Christmas cake is our Fruit Cake. Danu - 05/12/2011 01:25:07 AM 769 Views
It is, as far as I can tell. Morgawse - 05/12/2011 01:55:40 PM 1097 Views
The icing looks so... thick. Avendesora - 05/12/2011 05:23:44 PM 789 Views
we do cake sometimes but not usually random thoughts - 05/12/2011 02:05:50 AM 730 Views
My family does... though Jacob - 05/12/2011 02:08:13 PM 824 Views
We typically have flan....with some vanilla ice cream. Jeordam - 05/12/2011 03:57:50 PM 790 Views
I adore flan... *NM* Larisa - 07/12/2011 10:50:00 PM 495 Views
No. We do cookie swaps and gingerbread houses. *edit* Avendesora - 05/12/2011 05:18:31 PM 803 Views
our family offerings are bread pudding and sugar cookies. The_Muted_Grimaud - 05/12/2011 05:25:01 PM 795 Views
I have no concept of a "Christmas" cake A Deathwatch Guard - 05/12/2011 08:15:30 PM 708 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 362 Views
Message from the Queen to Americains: 'Let Them Eat Cake!' *NM* Sports_Gambler - 07/12/2011 06:16:59 AM 327 Views
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