I love going a little over the top for parties... can you tell?
Not least of these is our birthday cakes. We've kinda ran the gammant around here - small cakes, big cakes. Cakes with fondant, cakes with frosting. Cakes that looked fabulous... cakes that may have rolled around the inside of the lid of the cake server on the way to the venue.
I bake and decorate all of our cakes - a trait that I learned from my mother, although I am not nearly as good as she is/was. She made us feel very special on our birthdays by making us whatever creation we wanted... but that's another post for another time.
Not least of these is our birthday cakes. We've kinda ran the gammant around here - small cakes, big cakes. Cakes with fondant, cakes with frosting. Cakes that looked fabulous... cakes that may have rolled around the inside of the lid of the cake server on the way to the venue.
I bake and decorate all of our cakes - a trait that I learned from my mother, although I am not nearly as good as she is/was. She made us feel very special on our birthdays by making us whatever creation we wanted... but that's another post for another time.
Right now, I want to talk about left overs!
So you make this beautiful (or not so beautiful) cake and you have a ton of left overs. What do you normally do with them? In the past I have tried to pawn left over cake on guests, but it never fails that most of it remains at my house... and I eat it. I tell myself I won't - but it calls to me from the counter... "Lori... I'm in here. Wouldn't I taste so good!?" So then I normally end up throwing it out after I find myself having had three pieces of cake in a day.
So you make this beautiful (or not so beautiful) cake and you have a ton of left overs. What do you normally do with them? In the past I have tried to pawn left over cake on guests, but it never fails that most of it remains at my house... and I eat it. I tell myself I won't - but it calls to me from the counter... "Lori... I'm in here. Wouldn't I taste so good!?" So then I normally end up throwing it out after I find myself having had three pieces of cake in a day.
This year, our left overs will go to a local homeless shelter. We called and asked if they might want our left over (giant) cake and the lady was estatic about it and very appreciative.
I'm so happy!
It's a win-win-win for us. Win for the people that will be able to have some yummy cake when they normally wouldn't. Win for my girls seeing us give to those less fortunate. And WIN for my waistline.
I'm so happy!
It's a win-win-win for us. Win for the people that will be able to have some yummy cake when they normally wouldn't. Win for my girls seeing us give to those less fortunate. And WIN for my waistline.
Where will your left over cake go?

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