A Three Cake Kinda Day

Today is Scott's birthday.

Happy 31st Birthday Scott!

And to celebrate in true Scott fashion...food all day long. And not just your average run of the mill cuisine, but birthday fare at every meal. Namely... birthday cake!

Yes, our birthday boy celebrated with a delightfully, delicious dessert at each meal time.

The first meal of the day consisted of the cake that I was originally going to make for his birthday, Yellow cake with Vanilla frosting. Just your basic everyday mix cake with no great flares. This was Scott's first choice until he remembered a certain cake that he craved more than the basics. But no big deal since the cake stuck to the pan and did not come out as planned. So I didn't mind making another cake. But what to do with a light, fluffy yellow cake in pieces. Scott stated that it was not to waste as he would eat it as it was and so he did. What better way to start your birthday than a big breakfast. Of course, to make it more breakfasty (is that even a real word?) we added some Cool Whip and sliced bananas. It is his birthday and you may as well go big or go home.

Next came lunch at Scott's parents' home.

And it was just as he remembered when he was a kid. His mom pulled out all the stops and recreated his favourite birthday meal just as he requested every year of his adolescence. Piggies in a blanket with cheese (hot dogs and cheese slices in wiener/crescent roll dough), smiley face fries and whipped cherry jello with cool whip. The smiley fries are a new addition to this year but just as cute for his little family party. The kitchen table was even decorated with the help of his nephew Travis with balloons, loot bags and a chocolate birthday cake with a little toy fire station stuck to the top of it. Lunch was fun and nostalgic and very filling. And just as the saying goes, there was just enough room for jello but alas we did not have even an inch of space for the cake so we keep it for our next celebration in the evening. Two done one more to go for this sugar coated day of cake and dessert!

Our final confection of the day was the afore mentioned last minute craving to replace the botched yellow cake. It's official recipe name is Glazed English Toffee Cake from the Hershery's website but we just call it the Skor Cake. And it 'Skor'ed big reviews at our dinner party. My favourite part is how the crunchy Skor pieces become chewy and soft when added to the creamy middle layer. Mmmm, so yummy! No wonder there was hardly any left. Good to the last crumb.

Jackson even got in on the cake fest with a little mini chocolate cupcake all to himself. He was pretty partied out by the end of the night. The little guy didn't get much napping in that day, but we are hoping for a great night sleep all the way through for the lot of us.
Happy Birthday Scott!