it is always fun to have a birthday. those of you who know me should be picking up on the sarcasm in my voice... but really, it is nice to have your family bake you a cake and sing to you and then watch as you open presents. unless you happen to be a pastry chef and your family tradition is to pick up an ice cream cake for the occasion. this year, i made it clear that i do not particularly like ice cream cake and all i wanted was for my family to bake me a cake. they were not excited by this announcement, actually they were a little intimidated-baking a cake for someone who wrote an entire book on cakes...the horror of it all! however, i encouraged them to open that book to an easy cake and have at it, that was all i wanted. just try it, let me take pictures and we'll have fun with it. in my book is the recipe for the yellow buttermilk cake with instant fudge frosting.
here is alix measuring the ingredients for the cake
darry and alix are mixing the batter
darry putting the batter into the pans
the lovely miss devon, frosting the cake
the finished cake with just the right number of
candles
sometimes, the best culinary adventures are in your own kitchen. even better are the memories of making something together with your children. happy birthday to me!
1 comment:
Happy Birthday! What a great job by your beautiful family! Of course, they could follow the great instructions in your book! :)
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