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#Dish5: My favorite birthday desserts

By Catherine Toth Fox • March 26, 2013 • Food

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The only thing I like about my own birthday is getting to eat whatever dessert I want.

Really, that’s better than gifts or parties.

Every year my mom asks me what I want for my birthday in terms of dessert, and I’m always debating between a few. (OK, more like 10.) There are so many great desserts out there, from the white chantilly cake from Larry’s Bakery to (what used to be my childhood favorite) Dream Cake from Liliha Bakery.

But growing up, I’ve always preferred my mom’s baked treats, particularly her chocolate chip bundt cake (which is great frozen, too) and her very airy lemon cheesecake made with Jell-O.

The question came up again this week and I’m about to celebrate my — gulp! — 38th birthday. So I came up with a list of five of my favorite (right now, anyway) desserts I’d like to indulge in tomorrow.

Mom, I hope you’re reading this!

Here they are, in no particular order:

Chocolate souffle, Roy's Restaurant

Chocolate souffle, Roy's Restaurant
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One of my all-time favorite desserts at any restaurant in Hawaii is this molten chocolate souffle, served piping hot, at Roy's Restaurant. Paired with vanilla bean ice cream, this is hard to top.

Got any to add to this list?

Bubbie's Homemade Ice Creamchocolate pyramidchocolate souffleJJ Bistro & French PastryLarry's Bakerylemon crunch cakeLiliha BakeryMultiple OrgasmPaalaa Kai BakeryRoy's restaurantSnow PuffiesThe Alley
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28 Comments

  • Reply M March 26, 2013 at 7:35 am

    First!
    Happy Birthday!
    Hope you get the desert you want!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm

      Actually, I think you were the first to wish me a happy birthday! Thanks!

  • Reply Makiki March 26, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Happy Birthday! Only one dessert? Really?

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      Of course not! LOL

  • Reply jaydee March 26, 2013 at 9:32 am

    Happy Birthday Cat!

    The Chocolate Souffle at Roy’s is my favorite….with the vanilla bean ice cream of course!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      Man, I do love that dessert!

  • Reply M March 26, 2013 at 9:40 am

    Just get one of each.

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      That’s always the back-up plan!

  • Reply DF March 26, 2013 at 9:56 am

    Happy Birthday Cat! 38 but looking like 28! You must be adding formaldehyde in your cakes!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      I wish! LOL!

  • Reply Kehau March 26, 2013 at 9:57 am

    Oh my- is today your b’day? Mine, too! Hau’oli La Hanau! (Clink with virtual glasses filled with the beverage of your choice) CHEERS! And many more!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      Same same? You’re an Aries, too! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  • Reply DIO March 26, 2013 at 10:12 am

    I thought the saying was, One dessert for each year of life? 😉

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      Hey, now THAT’S a great idea!

  • Reply Annoddah Dave March 26, 2013 at 10:12 am

    CAT: What, no pies?

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      Pies are a totally different food group 🙂

  • Reply De March 26, 2013 at 10:48 am

    ALL perfect choices. The chocolate cake from the Alley is also the bomb. Then go downstairs and have guri guri from Samurai. Oh my…I’m having some serious cravings.

    Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      I never tried the chocolate cake from there. Is that the one that’s super expensive???? I gotta try that!

  • Reply Cassaendra March 26, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    All das beste zum Geburtstag, Katze! 🙂

    Loved the everything from Yum Yum Tree in Kahala, as well as Patisserie’s napoleons. I looove the mille feuille cake from Bernini.

    A well made English date pudding is unforgettable – steamed, dark, cakey, and moist goodness!

    Guava and chiffon cakes still hold a soft spot in my heart…belly.

    Happiest of birthdays!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:13 pm

      Veilen Dank! And thanks for your suggestions! All delish!

  • Reply 808 March 26, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Happy birthday for tomorrow! May all your dessert (and other) wishes come true!

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      THANK YOU! And they did! 🙂

  • Reply David Jackson March 27, 2013 at 1:16 am

    Just get one of each… no need to choose

    • Reply Catherine Toth March 28, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      I actually wound up getting the while chantilly cake from Larry’s Bakery. LOL. I should post that!

      • Reply David Jackson March 28, 2013 at 3:34 pm

        Nice choice!

  • Reply Pomai April 7, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    The (complimentary for Birthdays!) Pineapple Lilikoi Macadamia Nut Cheesecake at Michel’s in the Colony Surf. OMG!!!!!

    • Reply Catherine Toth April 7, 2013 at 9:49 pm

      You know, I never had that!

  • Reply A.T. April 10, 2013 at 1:07 pm

    Sista this is AT’s top 5:

    1) Kilani Bakery Brownies with a supa cold glass of milk
    2) Sunnyside banana pie with one scoop vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle
    3) Ani’s Okinawan Sweet Potato pie (sweet but ono)
    4) Ted’s Bakery Chocolate Haupia pie
    5) Pineapple upsidedown cake from anybody who makes it and tie with Paalaakai Bakery
    snow puffies

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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