my “PERFECT” birthday cake

a cake with just the right amount of sweetness
pecans
coconut
topped with buttercream icing . . .
I savor each bite of this wonderful creation!

One year (2014), I made an Italian cream cake for the birthday of my boss at the office I worked in who also appreciated the fine
flavor combination of an Italian cream cake . . .
the challenging part was my stove had just stopped working and would have to be replaced so I had to cook the layers of my cake in a small toaster oven, one layer at a time.
The three-layer cake turned out tasting pretty good, according to our office staff, and,
though I have made this cake several times for myself,
I always remember that cake that I think tasted better than
any other one I made – perhaps because of the time and
energy involved . . .
anything made with thought and care for someone else
always seems to be better
so this obvously imperfect cake was
MY PERFECT BIRTHDAY CAKE!

and every year, I enjoy
an Italian cream cake for my birthday . . .
some I bake, some from a restaurant,
always so good – but never as perfect as that one
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About Jeanne

a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others. My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds! Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!

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3 Responses to my “PERFECT” birthday cake

Catwoman=^••^= says:

January 30, 2023 at 2:56 am

I love this post. Make it chocolate for me!

- Jeanne says:
  
  January 30, 2023 at 10:33 am
  
  surprisingly, the 2014 challenge of baking multi-layered cakes in a toaster oven was TWO cakes–one for my boss (Italian cream) and one for a friend co-worker (Death by Chocolate) birthdays in the same week so had a combination party for them both–so chocolate, yes! you made a great choice!
  
  - Catwoman=^••^= says:
    
    January 31, 2023 at 11:34 pm
    
    I know your boss and co-worker will really enjoy those cakes. Right now my mouth is watering!