the day before didion’s birthday, we had friends over to celebrate … wonderful families from our street. we are really lucky to have so many cool people living around us, and the vibe at the party was very chill (among the adults) and crazy, frenetic among the kids … there were kids running amok for six hours straight! (yes, my kid’s birthday parties last that long … because i look at it as an opportunity to get moms and dads together to chill over food and booze.) while we were — as usual — lax about photographing the event, steven was insightful enough to know documenting cake-related action was molto importante.
and while i might’ve bypassed pastry garden during the great cupcake adventure of 2010, i most assuredly relied on them for one heck of a birthday cake … hazelnut cake with chocolate ganache and vanilla cream fillings and buttercream frosting. woot!
November 7, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Delicious-sounding cake…but is that what Didion asked for or momma?
November 8, 2010 at 9:01 am
ha! you detected my influence! i figured cake is cake to a kids … as long as there are no actual nuts or coconut, i would be safe.
i must say, ordering this cake took A LONG time … we were at the counter for at least 20 minutes … pick the cake design, pick the cake size and shape, pick the cake flavor, pick the filling(s), pick the frosting type … but you can mix and match the cake flavor layers, but not all the flavors can mix and match, only some of them, and some of the filling require extra lead time, and some of the frostings cost more …
it was a combination logic test and mid-east-peace negotiation …
ack!