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Luanna Stewart

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Family birthday...Fabulous Friday

1/26/2018

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I’m torn. Or, I’m of two minds. On the one hand, tradition is a great thing, offering stability in these troubled times (a bit of angsty saga there, eh?). On the other hand, some might consider baking the same cake (yes, we're talking about cake here) as THE birthday cake month after month, year after year is akin to being in a rut.
 
I think it depends on the cake in question. Some cakes deserve to be consumed on a regular basis. For many years the only birthday cake in our house was an old-fashioned cocoa cake with cocoa frosting. Three layers of OMG this is freaking amazing. (Hubby is a rebel and always wants an apple pie for his birthday “cake”.)
 
As a youngster quite often my birthday cake was a spice cake with Seven Minute Frosting (cooked egg white frosting = food of the gods). So when I think of that cake, spice cake with the meringue frosting, I’m transported back to the halcyon days of my childhood. And that’s a good thing. That’s what tradition means. Comfort and stability and damn good cake.
 
So which cake will I bake for the birthday this weekend? I’m torn.

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Mum
1/26/2018 08:42:19 pm

Ah..shucks! since it's MY birthday cake you're talking about, I guess I'm just gonna have to wait and see! For sure, I know it's going to be delicious!! yummy!
Love Mum

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