Birthday Cake with my Boys

So, you might have heard somewhere that yesterday was my birthday? :) Well, my mum came over last night to babysit so Bill and I could go out to dinner, and when she arrived, she carried with her a beautiful, homemade chocolate cake! Nothing - I tell you nothing - beats my mother's chocolate fudge frosting. Except maybe her penuche frosting. Hmmm ...

But the thing that was extra-special about this cake was that was, in fact, an extra - you see, we are having a party this weekend to celebrate my birthday along with my gram's and, naturally there will be cake - Crackerjack would argue there should be two - but my mum wanted me to have a cake to enjoy on my own special day.

Wasn't that sweet? 

Well, by the time Bill and I got home from the restaurant we were completely stuffed. (Dinner was delicious. I had a green salad with blue cheese dressing, baked scallops and sirloin, rice pilaf and the nicest red wine ...) And, much to the boys' consternation (since it was also very close to their bedtime), we decided to save the cake until today.

So, right after we got home from Earlybird's therapy this morning, we ate a quick lunch and then I whipped up some cocoa and fetched candles for the cake. The boys gathered 'round and helped with the wishes ...

(Check out those hat-heads, lol!)

And you know, besides milk, what goes better with a slice of chocolate cake than a steaming cup of cocoa? (Whipped cream-topped mint cocoa no less.) 

Fyi, I never start a New Year's diet until after my birthday. ;)

All right, I guess I'd better be going - the kitchen timer's going to ring any moment. (Dinner tonight? Turkey Taco Potatoes, a family favorite ... and, of course, leftover cake. 

I hope you all have a nice night - thanks, as always, for stopping by!