After a week where I worried about the flu catching me in time for the party, my belated birthday went off pretty much perfectly.
And the party! To explain about the party, I should explain a bit about my childhood: The first thing I remember is one of, if not the first moon landing. The early 70s was a time when space exploration was still glamorous and futuristic. So naturally as a kid I got the rocket ship cake. Said cake was a plain sheet cake with a plastic toy Saturn V rocket on it, with a capsule at the top that could be launched by spring. So naturally when I was asked what kind of cake I wanted, I asked for a rocket cake.
I got a rocket cake, and how! Made by the highly talented
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starseryn It was an actual 3 foot long cake in the shape of a rocket, with rice crispy fins, and covered with buttercream frosting in the actual colors of a Saturn V.
The low-quality picture picture honestly doesn't do the cake justice. It was fantastic, and it tasted wonderful. I am really grateful to both racerxmachina and
starseryn.
As for the rest of the party, I had the delight of sharing my birthday with a group of wonderful friends, some of the finest people I know. Really, I was honored to have you all here. Add to that wonderful party foods ranging from pork buns to greenbean pastries, to ma po tofu. And hot sake and champagne, and, and...today I am still sleepy and replete. This is a good start to my year.
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