Another family birthday is over for the year.
As promised, some gratuitous cake shots . . .
Our little strawberry lover asked for a strawberry cake, of course. I made a strawberry flavoured (and coloured) batter, baked it and then split it horizontally. I spread the bottom half with strawberry jam, frosting and sliced strawberries. Once the top layer was on, I added some strawberry essence to cream before whipping it and mixing it half and half with vanilla frosting. The whole cake was covered with the cream, then strawberry halves and a dusting of cocoa. It was delicious!
R also took the usual caterpillar cake to school to share with his year 3 class . . .
This year he requested a green, blue and purple caterpillar. (By the way, teachers love this type of cake - no cutting or mess - just hand the cupcakes out to the kids on the way out the door to lunch!)
He received lots of cash gifts (his choice), and yesterday he finally went shopping! This is his haul . . .
so many thanks to all the family.
You'll notice the giant Lego set - hmmm. Luckily R is a bit of a Lego prodigy, and the 'age 14+' label and the 1230 pieces didn't phase him at all! He only needed a little bit of help to get from here . . .
to here.
And that about wraps it up. Hope you had a great 9th birthday celebration R!
P.S. "How old would you be if didn't know how old you you are? " Satchel Paige
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