Although they were born years apart, three of my immediate family members celebrate their birthdays during the same week in June. This year my sister turned 32, my mother turned 60, and my father will turn 59 (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE, MOM & DAD!). Each successive year the multiple food filled festivities cause my wallet to get a little lighter and my body to get a little heavier, but I always look forward to the special week when I have the opportunity to feast on three different cakes without anyone giving it a second thought (I was born with an insatiable sweet-tooth).
Collectively, there have been 150 birthdays between the three of them (151 in a few days), and through the years we've eaten a few awful birthday cakes and several delicious birthday cakes. Far from a cake expert, I can say with certainty that I have learned the two main indicators of a well received cake:
(1)the obvious- an empty cake box; and
(2)waking the following morning with cake on the brain, ready to forego a nutritious breakfast for a chance to dig into the leftovers.
This year, on the morning after my mother's 60th birthday (I spent the night at my parent's house in Buffalo), I woke to find her hovering over the remnants of the amazingly decadent birthday cake we tried to polish off the night before, fork in hand, looking like a deer in headlights. This particular cake had been so heavenly that I couldn't help but join her. The Dessert Deli's Chocolate Extreme cake (chocolate ganache and chocolate mousse filling lays between rich chocolate cake that is topped with chocolate buttercream and chocolate ganache icing) was gone shortly thereafter.
Birthday leftovers
My mother, feasting on birthday cake for breakfast
The Dessert Deli
716 Maple Road
Williamsville, New York
716 689-2115
http://www.dessertdelibakery.com/
Looks like your sister.
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