Frederick’s first choice of birthday cakes is those half-sheet cakes from Costco with huge frosting balloons on them. Knowing his preference ordering, we didn’t actually ask him what we wanted this year. I said, “Frederick, how about I make a Kentucky Butter Cake, my favorite cake from when I was a girl, and we have it with whipped cream and strawberries.” “Mmmm. That sounds good, Mama.”
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As we prepared to bake two of these cakes, I said to my mother, “I’ll get out the grinder. Let’s use half whole spelt and half white flour.”
“Do you want him to ask for the Costco cake next year?” mom responded. (I once made this cake that was not at all a hit…)
In the picture is a 100% refined white flour cake with no frosting. As children were arriving I realized that no frosting means no decoration. You can’t have a plain cake! I found a white milk glass vase and filled it with flowers left from a bouquet. It all felt like a little mix of Martha Stewart and Ma Ingalls.
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Mmmmm, it looks and sounds really good. Happy Birthday Frederick!!!
The cake sounds tasty! The pictures reminds me a bit of a scene from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” where the future ILs bring a bundt cake much to the confusion of her parents – they stick a geranium in the middle, though. :0)
One year we let our children decorate the plain cake with whipped cream and strawberries. That was quite a hit! Although we did have a squirt can of whipped cream….
I think I’m a lot like children. Whipped cream and strawberries on *anything* is a hit.