Helping With His Cake
Greeting to all.
As always this time of year, the house is abuzz with birthday baking activity.
This morning, Xavier was up a little earlier than expected. He popped out to my office after having some conversation with mom.
He was dressed to bake. This year, he put in an order for an Minecraft Chicken. Rebecca rose to the challenge.
There were a few "well, that didn't work" moments, but her ingenuity prevailed.
The original cake had a head that was too heavy. It was decorated with small sugar cookie tiles to make it look pixelated.
The tiles did not survive having to remove the head and plumb a new support system. We ate more of them than we should have, then tossed the rest.
Rebecca chose to do a vanilla yogurt cake this year. She found a white chocolate frosting so smooth and delicious we had to hire security to protect the frosting store from getting raided by the three of us.
The chicken has cookie wings, beak and eyes. Its waddle (extended to help support the head) is made out of marzipan, as are the egg. Holding each candle, a chocolate marzipan column.
The atmosphere in the house, especially at night when Rebecca did most of the work, filled with sugar and chocolate sweetness. I think we all gained two pounds from nothing more than inhaling the aromas.