You know someone is very brave when they bake a birthday cake for a pastry chef.
I'm lucky if I'm not the one baking my own birthday cake.
After a number of years of making my own cake, or sending someone to a favorite bakery for a cake I know I'll like, my good friend Amarama made me a moist, lightly spiced, seasonal citrus flecked, freshly baked & frosted, fresh pretty flower ringed delicious birthday cake. For private showing and consumption. (next year she says she'll be ready for the public cake.)
Birthday cake.
Brought to me, in my house, by personal delivery, in a red cake safe!
How could I not love this woman?
Happy Happy Birthday Shuna!!!!
From the Bunrabs
Posted by: chubby | 24 March 2007 at 09:01 PM
Now that's pure friendship. And a very happy birthday. May the next year treat you well.
Posted by: Nichole | 25 March 2007 at 01:42 AM
Is that an italian meringue frosting?
Posted by: Jennifer | 25 March 2007 at 02:27 AM
The frosting is a lovely cream cheese frosting tinted with blood orange juice. Amarama wanted to make it pink. That color was very importyant to her, or to give to me...
Posted by: shuna fish lydon | 25 March 2007 at 02:49 AM
That's true friendship...and a whole lot of courage.
She's got a beautiful name to boot.
Posted by: Aaron | 25 March 2007 at 02:50 AM
Happy Birthday, Eggbeater! If you come to Portland and make it to family supper, we will fete you. Yes, I've talked my way into my friend's kitchen (I work with her on writing)and I'm bumbling around Bill Buford-style. I would prob'ly benefit greatly from one of your knife classes. Oh, geography. Also, re: vanilla--I bet you've read but in case not, Amanda Hesser did a lovely piece on vanilla for the NYT's a couple of years ago. I think I got a recipe for roasted lemon and vanilla bean lemonade from that. Thanks for all of your great posts and wisdom and information and smart aleckiness and style. Sending all best wishes from Portland, Heather
Posted by: E&G | 26 March 2007 at 03:06 PM