the cake and loot
*thanks to all you webby friends for the sweet b-day wishes!*
pete made this red velvet cake, all by himself, from scratch. wow! and yum-yum-yummy! I love red velvet cake, because it makes no sense. It's red, but isn't flavored "red" at all, it's just like a white cake, only dyed red.. No one eats it here in the NW at all. Most people don't even know what it is. We had friends from the south who thought we were insane when we made a big deal about it, because everyone eats it down there-or at lest knows of it.
here's the inside of the cake! It's about the 7th time we have made it for my b-day and I think this color is the best. Here's the beautiful necklace (wood and resin-by cristina aucone) pete got me from motel-
along with these other goodies. The robot card was form the girls, and pete drew the bike card. I get an old bike!!! I can't wait to pick one out. the lovely pins from I'm smitten, and the flower, is from super maggie. Oh happy-happy. More soon, 'cause celebration lasts until Sunday (that's when I'm having my generous family come and help in the garden-god bless'em! there are a ton of weeds! but they get lunch and cake-so it's not all bad.)
I have always wanted red velvet cake - since I saw Steel Magnolias (I think that was the movie anyway...) - thanks for the link to the recipie!
Posted by: pammymela | May 25, 2005 at 05:59 AM
Oh - and a happy birthday!
Posted by: pammymela | May 25, 2005 at 06:00 AM
How funny to hear that people from the South do not know about red velvet cakes. My grandmother in Alabama always made one for Christmas from scratch and ours was chocolate flavored and very red in the middle with cream cheese icing.
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Lu | May 25, 2005 at 06:14 AM
I've never seen that cake before, it looks gorgeous. I might try and make that for my birthday next month!
Posted by: kerrie | May 25, 2005 at 06:22 AM
That cake is wild! So glad your day was full of fun and treats and love. And even better that it lasts ALL week long...one day really is too short to celebrate a birthday, I think.
Posted by: amanda | May 25, 2005 at 07:07 AM
Yummy cake and beautiful necklace! Hope your wonderful day stretches out into a wonderful year!
Posted by: kelly | May 25, 2005 at 07:54 AM
lovely! cake looks good (as always). love the cards. beautiful necklace and rad news on the bike. You know, champoeg park sells their last year's park-rental cruisers for good deals (they look old-style, wide seat and all, but they have all the new bike whistles - no bells). happy belated birthday!
Posted by: erin | May 25, 2005 at 10:05 AM
Lucky you!
Happy birthday.
Posted by: Camilla Engman | May 25, 2005 at 11:37 AM
happy happy birthday!
such fun to spread it out for as long as you can.
:)
Posted by: tania | May 25, 2005 at 03:02 PM
Oh I love the color of that cake! Happy birthday.
Posted by: abbyjane | May 25, 2005 at 03:11 PM
hey happy birthday! what a delicious-looking cake :) i think I can remember eating it at an older lady's house when I was little :D
Posted by: button | May 25, 2005 at 04:28 PM
great loot!! happy b-day!
Posted by: jenn | May 25, 2005 at 04:35 PM
I adore red velvet cake, but you're right, I grew up in Portland and never heard of it until I moved away! In our house it was all about the white cake with lemon filling from Helen Bernhard. Hope your birthday fun keeps on!
Posted by: Mariko | May 25, 2005 at 06:11 PM
mmm....red velvet is wicked awesome! such a lovely birthday cake, love the fruit accents. looks like someone has terrific taste, those present are fantastic! hope you have a fun birthday weekend :)
Posted by: susanne | May 26, 2005 at 02:25 AM
You inspired me to make that cake. I saw that you changed the recipe from raspberries to strawberries, so that gave me the idea to use four berries--strawberrries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. All I can say is, Oh. My. God.
Posted by: Barb | May 31, 2005 at 08:44 AM