I've always felt that birthdays were very special. My mom was would allow me to pick my favorite meal for birthday dinner, even if it was super intricate and time consuming like homemade manicotti. (yes, even as a child I was a food elitist). I've tried to keep up this sort of tradition myself despite not having kids of my own by being the in-house birthday baker at virtually every job I've ever held. The last position at my current employer got so intricate that co-workers were requesting homemade tirimisu, cream puffs, and other such delicate and fragile creations for their birthdays. I was one step away from having to provide 12 creme brullees, or pavlovas! I was especially worn out in March when we had 5 of the 12 of us have birthdays. Now in my new position, there's really only a few to bake for, and they have not yet come to expect exquisite pastries on workdays.
Today was my office mate's birthday so last night, despite being a little cooking weary (see pot roast, baklava, and most importantly, failed hash browns) I set out to make him a cake. It is admittedly nothing special, but I think it fit the season, and looked rather regal on its serving tray!
Someone special needs to have a birthday so I have an excuse to make this:
What's your favorite birthday tradition?
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Um... I promise to have a birthday in a month and a half or so if you make me that cake!!! YUM.
Your inner food elitist will laugh at me, but my favorite birthday tradition is having Mom make either yellow cake with chocolate frosting or that yellow-butterscotch cake with chocolate/walnut/sugar topping. My aunt Lisa would always start to ask what kind of cake and then realize where she was, and say, "Oh, nevermind! I already know what it's gonna be!" lol. All three of us kids would request those.
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