16.12.12

On birthday cake

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Boarding school birthdays were always the very worst, if I remember correctly – I think the six birthdays I spent there have all gathered together in my mind and made me rather dislike birthdays in general now.

One year though my mother baked me two chocolate birthday cakes and had them couriered over from the island to the boarding house door in time for supper. There were two because every girl had to have a slice each, and the fact that one of the cakes had sunk in the middle made no difference whatsoever.


This year, I asked for and received baking supplies: spatulas, a pudding bowl, and a russian doll of cake tins of various sizes – so I baked a birthday cake of my own. 

There's likely some kind of peculiar rule about baking a cake for your own birthday... but I went ahead anyway. The result is that I'm nearly certain that pulling an over-the-top three-tiered chocolate birthday cake out of the oven almost makes being an extra year older worthwhile.

8 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday!! This cake looks so yummy, I suddenly wants to go and get myself some cake! I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope your life keeps getting beautiful with each passing year :-)

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  2. Happy birthday, lovely Siubhan!

    If there's a rule about baking your own cake, I've certainly broken it too. But I'd have it no other way! I hope you have a wonderful year ahead of you. xx

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  3. Hi, happy birthday!! ;) I've never made myself a birthday cake ever since. It must be exciting to make one for yourself, no? :) Your birthday cake looks delicious btw ;D

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  4. "The result is that I'm nearly certain that pulling an over-the-top three-tiered chocolate birthday cake out of the oven almost makes being an extra year older worthwhile." I'd have to agree with that!

    Happy birthday Siubhan! If I could bake well, I'd bake you a cake too.

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  5. i love your story abut your mom and the cake. i can imagine a birthday spent away from home would be difficult when you are young. hope this years birthday was the best!

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  6. What a beautiful looking cake. I'm going to be 24 this year and I still don't like the idea of a birthday spent away from my family! x

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  7. I completely agree. A yummy chocolate cake makes everything worthwhile. Happy birthday to you Siubhan and a lovely new year!

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  8. Beautiful cake. And I completely agree with your comments about boarding-school birthdays, they definitely managed to take the shine off the occasion.

    kassia x

    http://kassiastclair.com/

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