Shirlee,, I do that cake two different ways. It's chocolate cake with either peanut butter frosting or malted milk frosting, and both have a yummy chocolate ganache poured over the top. I just finished a Black Forest cake that was chocolate cake with a cream cheese filling and cherry pie filling on top of the c, cheese layer. I used a new chocolate frosting recipe that turned out like the best fudge you have ever tasted!!! Good thing I rarely get to taste these things or I would weigh a ton!!

Freda, that is a beauty of a flower!!

There are some gorgeous large blooms already in this thread ( and that cake is to die for! ) here are three of my favorites....

Big George, a huge 7 inch gold double


Mystic Pizza, a 9" bright red that catches your eye from across the garden.


Tall Blonde, a 9" glowing yellow polychrome.

Those are so pretty, Char. Don't you wish you had all the garden space you wanted, and someone to do all the work for you
I would be in heaven, lol.

I would still want to get my hands dirty. They could handle all the heavy lifting, weeding and grass cutting etc.

If I didn't have heavy work to do in the garden, I would be bored and unfit. That's my exercise program!

One of my favorite large flowers is HIGHLAND TOWER. It is nothing special to look at but it is a later bloomer and that is why I keep it.



A spider type that I love that is large is DREAM QUEEN




I am editing this to add SKINWALKER, as it is a large bloom.

Me too, Mike. I could deadhead and fertilize, water, etc. I could wear a long flowing dress and carry a basket to pick flowers in, lol. That would get pretty boring, but I am willing to give it a try. It's like winning the lottery. So many people say they wouldn't want the money because it would ruin their lives. At my age, I am willing to give it a try!!

Here is a large flowered daylily that I like it blooms late in my garden it is Goldner's Bouquet.
Seems to increase rather slowly could be the spot where I have it planted.

Love the Tower and the Bouquet. Big and pretty.

I agree with Mike. Both of those are standout flowers. When I first started gardening, I said no to yellow flowers because I thought they were so ordinary, but not anymore!!! They make all the other colors just pop. My Banana Peel is one of those great yellows.

'Women Seeking Men' is a large flower here -- around 7" although registered size is listed at 6"

You just don't miss her in the garden.

Thanks for posting that gorgeous flower, Pat.