I don't remember any special cake as a child. As an adult, I prefer cookies to cake. My husband's 'cake' was an apple pie, my oldest daughter's - cheesecake with cherry topping, second daughter - white cake with white decorator frosting, 3rd daughter - peach dessert of any kind, like a peach kuchen, 4th daughter - pineapple upside down cake, son - was homemade German chocolate, but decided that was too much several years ago, so switched to his deceased father's apple pie. For me - carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. That's one cake I do like. Any grandchildren I bake for get a white cake with decorator icing decorated with their current interest.