Monday, 24 January 2022

Birthday Happy

 


Making a birthday cake before you've even had your breakfast is a new one to me.  But as I got up at 5.30 am and the birthday boy was coming at about 11am it seemed prudent to set to and get it in the oven before starting on my coffee and toast.


This was the first time baking a cake in my new oven and I was slightly wary.  

I needn't have been as it turned out beautifully.  This oven does get to and hold a good temperature, and having the glass door panel is a breeze after using an Aga for so many years and not having a scooby doo what was happening behind the cast iron door.

I kept it simple a thin layer of jam and a smear of butter icing in the middle and then a thicker layer of icing on top and a recycled ribbon around the edge to add a bit of colour and we were good to go.  Now when I put the Happy Birthday candles into the cake in person this seemed like the right way round ... seeing it on the photo makes me realise that what my brother said was right.

It does read Birthday Happy!!

He didn't want us to light the candles as he didn't want to blow them out ... Covid and all that, not that he has it, he was just being super careful ... SO I can use them again and have the debate all over again about which way round to place the HAPPY and the BIRTHDAY  😄

In my defence when you held the cake at eye level it DID read the right way round.


Sue xx


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28 comments:

  1. Joy24 January 2022 at 07:10

    It looks absolutely delicious!
    Could you have the candles going around the edge?
    xx

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    1. Sue 24 January 2022 at 11:49

      Possibly it would have worked that way too, but it looked more balanced with them centrally placed. It's all gone now so we'll have to wait until the next birthday to play with the candles. Maybe cup cakes with one candle on each :-)

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    2. Joy25 January 2022 at 08:24

      Now that would solve all the problems!! You could plan birthday anagrams/Scrabble with the cakes like the Fawlty Towers opening.
      xx

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  2. Angela24 January 2022 at 07:22

    I think it looks fine however you read it. The most important thing is that it tastes fine. And I applaud the covid-safe candle-saving

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    1. Sue 24 January 2022 at 11:49

      I hadn't even thought of that until he mentioned not to bother lighting them as he didn't want to blow on the cake.

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  3. Frugally challenged24 January 2022 at 07:25

    We'll believe you, Sue. I'll bet you wish you'd taken an eye level photo!

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    1. Sue 24 January 2022 at 11:51

      Haha ... it doesn't matter now. The important thing was he was pleased with the cake and took the remaining half home with him to have the next day, if it lasted that long!! He must have enjoyed it because he has already asked for another one at any opportunity.

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  4. Sue in Suffolk24 January 2022 at 08:26

    Well I read it as Happy Birthday otherwise it would have been reading Back To Front!

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    1. Sue 24 January 2022 at 11:52

      I'm glad I'm not the only one. I always read front to back, which is why it made more sense as I pushed the candles into place. :-)

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  5. Vix24 January 2022 at 10:52

    Wishing your brother a very Birthday Happy! What a fab looking cake and what a lovely sister you are baking a cake at 5.30am. xxx

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    1. Sue 24 January 2022 at 11:55

      Thank you, he enjoyed hi birthday, he usually spends them on his own so it made a nice change for him to bring Mum to us for the day.

      It wasn't really me being a good sister I'm afraid I just have to get up and stay up once I wake up these days. I'm in far too much pain first thing to be able to lie in bed for long.

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  6. Ellen D.24 January 2022 at 15:15

    I looks perfect to me! Good job!

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    1. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:25

      It was just the job with a nice cup of coffee. :-)

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  7. Pensive Pensioner24 January 2022 at 15:40

    A lovely Cake! Well worth waiting to see it! I read it front to back too, Sue, so it looks fine to me. Golly to a 5.50am start :/ What a lovely Sister you are :)

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    1. Pensive Pensioner24 January 2022 at 22:01

      I meant 5.30am start 🙄

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    2. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:26

      I have just been waking up around this time for the past couple of weeks, no alarm setting or anything. I'd rather it was at least 6am though, that would be much more civilised ;-)

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  8. Living Alone in Your 60's24 January 2022 at 15:42

    It was my granddaughters birthday too but she'd requested Lemon Drizzle from her mum. Whereas I love a traditional Victoria sponge like you've made. The drizzle cake was good nevertheless.

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    1. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:27

      I've not had a lemon drizzle cake for ages, it's one of my favourites as long as it's not made too sickly sweet.

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  9. Susan Zarzycki24 January 2022 at 17:13

    A very nice cake indeed!💖

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  10. e24 January 2022 at 20:18

    It looks happy and festive no matter how you read it. I'm glad it was a happy event and I love the blue ribbon.

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    1. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:28

      It was just a bit of recycled blue ribbon from my sewing box, but it matched up with the candles perfectly.

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  11. Jackie24 January 2022 at 21:40

    The words are in the perfect order as Birthdays are supposed to be Happy.

    God bless.

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  12. Granny Sue25 January 2022 at 02:03

    How pretty! I have been craving cake but must not give in. Please pass my birthday best wishes on to your brother.

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    1. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:30

      Thank you I will.

      Nice to meet another Granny Sue, and I am a Great Granny Sue too :-)

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  13. Bonnie25 January 2022 at 06:17

    A very Happy Birthday to your brother! You made a lovely cake!

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    1. Sue 25 January 2022 at 10:30

      I think he had a good day, and he definintely enjoyed his cake. :-)

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