Happy birthday to ... me

Kinda. It was not exactly my birthday, but it was the one year anniversary of being in my current job. And what better cake than the number 1.

This particular cake was well-celebrated in my family, with myself, sister betty and brother betty all having this cake in some variation for our first birthdays. (see picture evidence.)

Again (and being for a different audience) I decided that the simple chocolate cake was a goer, as was my new lamington tin. (and actually a tin this time, I’m quite over bendy bakeware!)

The cake turned out beautifully, however it appears I forgot to consult the AWWCBC book until this point – when I realised I should have made two loaves instead of a rectangle. (Which would also explain who my mum always used the loaf tins for this cake – she must have started with number 1 and just kept going.)

Not to worry however as the cut-out cake took a near-perfect number 1 shape … just a lot of leftovers!

A quick layer of icing (using the ends of my chocolate frosting) and it was smartie time! The best part of the cake.

This was no occasion for Coles beanies, only real smarties would do. Applied in no particular order, a pretty good replica of the cake in the book was taking place. I may have run out of smarties for the sides, but never mind … I ran out of frosting first. And you would never tell from the picture…

The verdict:

The cake: perfect

Effort: 4

Decoration: 8 (would be 10, but took off 2 for missing the sides).

Another masterpiece to be consumed by my colleagues.

Betty x