Pete's birthday is tomorrow and have nothing for him. Really, nothing at all. I ordered something for him last night seconds before he got home and there is no way it will be here by tomorrow. But, he is very understanding and on Saturday we are going shopping and I know exactly what I will get him, so at least I have a plan. and shopping with the kids is so much fun, right?! and on a Saturday with all the people out in the world? gads.
But I have started his ice cream cake, which was the request this year. We always make each other's cakes and the birthday person gets to request-so, ice cream cake it is. it's a chocolate cake with mint ice cream. I found so many recipes for types of ice cream desserts and pretty much every one called for cool whip. I hate cool whip and I absolutely love cream, so I am using that instead. The big dilemma is do you frost a ice cream cake with frosting? Whip cream (or cool whip, as all the recipes say) or really soft vanilla ice cream? I am going for the second choice. I think it will freeze just fine.This has been a long time coming because I did get the HUGE upright freezer from mom when she moved so I can put about 20 ice cakes in there. freezing in layers take up a ton of room, and I've got it.
I am bummed because the kitschy cool of cool whip pies, cakes, frozen desserts,etc. is so cool and so incredibly easy. But, dang it, I can always taste it, you know? It's gross, but so cool gross. I'm just not that cool. Pete remembers going to a party as a kid where they served "strawberry shortcake" which was twinkies broken up in a huge vat with containers of cool whip on top and then strawberries in syrup mixed it. And the there were also about 200 thousand bees swarming around. wow.
the wonderful fringe is from plum party, and I don't have any of this either, but I wish I did. sorry Pete! I suck!
