Happy Birthday, Elissa!

Despite not being in the office on the day we were celebrating Elissa's big 4-0, I wanted to bake a cake to share at her surprise party at work. I was able to get the ingredients but when it came to finding time to bake the cake close enough to the party to not be stale, I was defeated by a mountain of reading, learning z-scores, and work deadlines. Luckily, Dexter and Ben came to my rescue!  I had requested that they make one round cake and 6 cupcakes - the plan was to place the cupcakes around the circle like petals on a flower. I could smell the chocolate when I got home after school and was so pleased that my guys had helped me out in this way.


Dexter excitedly told me all about making a birthday cake for Elissa! "Surprise, Mommy! We made a birthday cake for Elissa! Can we eat it now?"






Unfortunately, they filled the cupcake pans a bit too high and we had exploding cupcakes that, while delicious, would not pretty flower petals make. Elissa ended up with a big round sun birthday cake and Dexter, Ben, and I got to enjoy some strange shaped cupcakes. The surprise was almost ruined when Dexter called Elissa on her actual birthday (before the surprise party at the office) and asked her if she wanted to see his chocolate cupcakes.