Today is his actual birthday, but he's with his dad and they took a couple of Jake's friends to go play paintball. I will have Jake tomorrow for Mother's Day and we'll celebrate his birthday tomorrow at my parents' house.
Yesterday I made the pudding, so it would have plenty of time to chill overnight. Today, I made the cake.
The pic from the recipe: 
I thought I was going to caption these pics, but I think it's rather clear what's going on.
Note: The original recipe called for the pudding and cake crumbs to cover the entire top of the cake, not just the sides. I would have preferred to make it that way. However, somebody in my family (hint: not me, and not The Boy) apparently can't handle a birthday cake not having "HAPPY BIRTHDAY _____" written on it. So I found a quick and dirty frosting recipe and frosted the top instead so I could write it. I cannot draw, I do not have neat handwriting, and I can't even draw a straight line. So the writing isn't very good, but I worked extra hard to try to make the letters centered and well-spaced.
The cake is now in my fridge, waiting to be nommed tomorrow. I'm still on my diet so I can't have a piece, but I will have a bite because I need to know if it tastes good.
2 comments:
Oh my God, I so need to be in MA tomorrow.
mmmmmmmmmmm that's all I can say! That looks outstanding!
I'll be in the old hometown tomorrow to so give me a yell if you and the boy get bored. LOL. I would be up for a walk if the weather were sunny.
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