We've always tried to keep his birthday separate from Christmas and for the most part, the rest of the family does also. It doesn't seem to bother Connor too much that his birthday is that close to Christmas.
Birthday cakes are a big deal in our house and that is one thing that Connor has always had for his day.....a birthday cake of his choice. When he was little, we did everything from Winnie the Pooh to Thomas the Tank Engine and as he got older he wanted giant cookies with frosting, because you know that the cake or cookie is just the vehicle for the frosting.
This year our son requested that I make a "rainbow cake" for him. A rainbow cake is a layered cake that every layer is a different color. Betty Crocker as a recipe out there that looks pretty easy but my problem is time.
As soon as he told me (the weekend before Christmas, by the way), I immediately thought to myself..."No way in hell am I going to have time to create that!" We were hosting Christmas Dinner on Thursday, which left me Friday to try and make a multi-layered cake.....uh.....no.
So, as the old saying goes I let my fingers "do the walking" and I picked up the phone and called Brick Street Market in Bondurant, about a 10 minute drive from where we live and a wonderful small town grocery store with a great cafe, deli & bakery. I was so happy to hear the bakery manager tell me that "Yes, we can make the rainbow layer cakes" and I promptly put in a order for a four layer cake with the layer colors of purple, blue, green and orange per the son's request.
I'm happy to report that they did a great job with the cake! both in appearance and in taste and Connor loved it!
Here's the kid with his cake and a much needed hair-combing.
and I'm just going to have to get used to being the mom of a 19 year old.
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