Cakelove?

I am attempting to copy the My Downfall ™ cake from the CakeLove website: http://www.cakelove.com/cakes_layered.php I just frosted my 3-layer chocolate cake with swiss buttercream (meringue whipped with sugar syrup, then add...

Hey chowhounders, I’m looking for a downtown location that serves south indian vegetarian cuisine that is authentic and frugal! I’m having my wedding ceremony downtown but planning of moving my guests (approx 150) to a...

Hi chowpals, I need your help in identifying restaurants that serve food all afternoon. I am often in the position of wanting/needing to eat between 3 pm and 5:30 pm...a time when a lot of restaurants take a break between their...

And just FYI, I know there are haters but Cakelove is in Shirlington and can be fairly affordable depending on the cake size.

://erincooks.com/2008/05/19/cakelove-mojito-pound-cake/ (Parenthetically, a couple of interesting things about the cake itself. It has some potato starch in it. Why? And it is supposedly important to refrigerate it for at least 4...

!! There is also a place called CakeLove in the U street area to which i have also not been but has what seems to be an equal measure of fans & haters. The guy who owns it is occasionally on the Food Network...

. Cakelove is bland.

is in order. I have tried: Patisserie Poupon Wegmans CakeLove Balto. Cupcake Co. Dangerously Delicious Pies Vaccaro’s DDP can do a few things sugar free, but everyone else was a no. Dad’s picky though, and not terribly fond...

Try Reeves Bakery at 13th and G NW (Near Metro Center). They are only open on weekdays until 6pm but have cupcakes that are quite good. Definitely better than Cakelove and probably better than what I had at Baked & Wired. Much...

bakeries? I am not a fan of Cakelove though. Price is not too much of a factor. I am particularly interested in treating myself to a nice lunch (alone since my friends will be working) on a Monday. Any recs? I prefer something...

if maybe these weren’t as fresh, of if I was just in a bad mood having dealt with Tysons traffic. :) I like CakeLove's New German Chocolate cupcakes, otherwise — so fresh and good. Giant had some tasy ones around...

Who has a favorite DC bakery for cupcakes? We love Cakelove in theory but do not like buttercream, which is the only frosting they’ll use. Can anyone recommend another cupcake in the city – at a bakery that might be...

What about Love Cafe brought to us by the owner of CakeLove? Foo-foo coffee drinks, fantastic pastries (of course) and overall yummy food. I got a very creative tofu sandwich last time and loved it. Very good bread too. The place...

This isn’t in Georgetown, but I think it’s worth it for you to go to cakelove on U St, near 14th St.