As many of you know, a well known saying in my family has always been, “Life is short, eat dessert first!” While we may have not necessarily always eat dessert first, we definitely are always finding a reason to celebrate so we can eat cake! This of course isn't hard with so many people in my family. There is always a birthday happening monthly. Recently, since I started my baking phenomenon, I have been sharing the duty of birthday cake baking with my grandma Connie, who in the past has always made everyones cakes. I think she has enjoyed passing on this tradition...especially now that she doesn't have to make her own birthday cake anymore! You wouldn't be able to tell by her picture, but this year she celebrated her 70th birthday! Crazy right? I think eating cake helps you stay young! For her cake, I tried a new recipe. I took what was a strawberry shortcake trifle and put my own spin on it.
Another special birthday was also celebrated this year. My grandma Jeanne, who is 84 years young this year, is who, I think, I get my love of caramel from! For her cake, I made a yellow cake with a chocolate caramel fudge filling, covered in a caramel buttercream and drizzled with a homemade caramel sauce. It's probably the most delicious thing I've made. Well, at least each part separately was delicious. Unfortunately, thanks to work, I didn't even get to try a piece of this. But, after talking to the caramel extraordinaire, she assured me that it was just as good as I anticipated. The fact that there wasn't a piece left was also a good sign!
life is short
eat dessert first
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