I Made a Birthday Cake

I made a cake...AND...decorated it!

It took me 365 days to understand what my mother has been saying every year on my birthday. "It was just like yesterday." "It was one of the happiest days of my life."...a choked up story every year. Well, my son turned one year old and I told him how much his birth meant to me...and yes...I too choked up, just a bit.

My first year of motherhood has somehow given me a bit of courage...because I baked a cake! If you know me, you know that I DO NOT bake, I DO NOT do sweets. I can't even make slice and bake cookies...just ask my husband.

I figured if my child could make it to a year, I could concentrate enough to make his celebration cake. I made Rich help...for some reason I am unable to read direction and have no idea how to measure accurately...which is the key for making any sweet treat. I used the Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe Butter Cake Mix (NO, I did not make the cake part, that would have been disastrous.) I did exactly what the box said...but only because Rich was telling me what the box said! And wouldn't you know...it came out perfectly!

The icing is where I was going to make or break this cake. I decided on the classic butter cream. I had to make two recipes, but it was worth it.

Webb eating his first birthday cake.

Butter Cream Icing
3 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup softened butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons whipping cream

Blend sugar and butter together for 3 minutes. Add vanilla and cream and mix for an additional minute. Ice the cake. I made another batch and made it blue by adding food coloring for the decorative touches.

Happy Birthday to my little Webb! I'm pretty sure he enjoyed it!