The first full week of November began with a challenge from my November 1st Birthday Girl
Stephanie
She sent me a pin on Pinterest which was a link to the current birthday cake of her dreams.
This qualifies as one of my Friday Favorites!
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Favorite # ONE
The Birthday Cake Challenge
I’m always up for a baking challenge and I’d likely be more successful if I’d follow the recipe.
The Frosted Animal Cookie Cake with four layers of cake, three layers of filling, and white chocolate buttercream frosting topped with pink ganache (pause to catch breath) took me three evenings to complete.
For the most part, I followed this recipe from lifeloveandsugar.com, however in order to finish quickly, I used a box white cake mix:
I think she likes it!
Bonus information: 1,088 calories in 1 slice of a 14 serving cake
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Favorite # TWO
A
Birthday Dinner
with three of my favorite ladies
The family was scattered on Stephanie’s birthday and we weren’t able to gather together to celebrate. In an attempt to make her day special, I had Mama, Stephanie, and Amanda come to my house for dinner.
We had something I never imagined I would include in my blog
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Favorite # THREE
Poutine
It sounds weird and it is weird, but it was Stephanie’s request.
The meaning of the word poutine is from a Québécois slang word meaning “mess”.
It is fries with gravy and cheese curds and MUST be eaten with a fork.
THIS RECIPE is a good one!
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Favorite # FOUR
Face-Time
While we were together, Emily and the baby girls face timed Stephanie to wish her a happy birthday.
We all enjoyed a teeny little visit together.
It is essential to stay in touch with family!
Moments after I left for work today, LB received the news that his Dad passed away early this morning.
For the past few years LB has made regular visits with his Dad, typically on Friday afternoons. Although this is a heartbreaking time for him, LB is happy for making time to visit and maintain a close relationship with his Dad.
We have attended church with him on Father’s Day a few times and it was on one of those occasions that I snapped this photo
Favorite # FIVE
A picture is worth a thousand words but the memories are priceless!
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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.
