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I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 52 years. I subscribe to Dr. PM Forni's concept of Civility. I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, and San Diego. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy, and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader and photographer.

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Belated But Yummy

We had a milestone here last Sunday.  Big Guy made me a birthday cake -- his first cake.  It turned out phenomenally better than this photo.  Sorry about the focus, but I had to share the photo -- (we weren't sharing the cake!)  :)  I did act as prep chef completing the mis en place, but he did the rest, including frosting this baby!!

18 comments:

Sally Wessely said...

I am quite impressed. Now that you've taught him so well, he can just keep on baking.

Anonymous said...

I think that's FABULOUS! It's nice to be spoiled on your birthday, isn't it? Good job, Big Guy!! Good job!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Happy Belated Birthday, Kathy... That is so sweet that hubby made you a cake... It looks wonderful!!!!!! Hope you had a great birthday.
Hugs,
Betsy

Purple Flowers said...

The big guy did a great job making that cake. Add that to his list of "can do"

Kay said...

Happy Birthday, Kathy. Chocolate cake looks yummy to me, blurry or not blurry!

Kimberly said...

Looks yummy! Well done Mr A!

Deb from WhatsInMyAttic said...

That is quite impressive! My husband can make waffles. That's it...waffles. If I die, he will have to survive on them and them alone. Maybe if we both pull a Thelma and Louise our husbands could share an apartment and LT would at least have chocolate cake and waffles.

Forsythia said...

Happy belated birthday. That's one fabulous looking cake.

Cheryl said...

He made a memory you'll always have. Good move, hubby!

George said...

See, husbands can do nice things from time to time. I hope you both enjoy the cake.

happyone said...

Aren't we lucky to have husbands who bake! : )
Cake looks delicious.

Barb said...

Happy Birthday - that looks good enough to eat. I, personally, can't imagine my hubby baking me a cake (though he's a great guy). You're a lucky Gal!

Bilbo said...

I'm an excellent cook but a lousy baker, and I admire anyone who can create a yummy cake that doesn't need frosting to hide its deficiencies. Happy birthday, and congratulations to The Big Baker!

Two Minute Takes said...

Happy belated birthday Kathy. So sweet that your husband made you a cake!
Reminded me of when my husband made me a cake to mark my retirement. When he brought it into the diningroom he proudly told me that he even brushed the crumbs off the sides before frosting it! Broke my heart :)

Mage said...

What a great guy and even better cake. Bravo to him.

(GBS) NewsFromTheHill said...

I'm late to the party! I'll bet the cake is all gone! :)
Happy belated Birthday wishes from Louisiana.

Shug said...

Wonderful...This is so sweet..

Happy Belated Birthday to ya...
Hope it was great..

blessings,
shug

Lena said...

Looks so good. Nothing like birthday cake! He did a great job!