CAKE or Die.

Hooray for envelopes!!

I love cake.  White cake with white icing.  Wedding cake.  Almond extract infused buttercreme icing on white cake.  If I were on death row, I would request this exact cake (pictured above) as my last meal....along with some cold milk and maybe black coffee too.  (I prefer coffee with cake for breakfast, milk with cake for the rest of the day.)

Last Friday, at the school where I work, there was a volunteer appreciation luncheon.  One of my co-workers makes cakes and created a BEAUTY with tiers and all.  It was white with white icing, and in the middle layer there were thinly sliced fresh strawberries.  I visited her twice and then again when there was an announcement that she had cake left over and didn't want to take it home.  If we showed up to her room with a plate, we could get another hit of buttercreme. There was no hesitation on my part. 

I wanted a cake from this woman for my very own.  I HAD to have one.  I didn't want to be piggish and order a cake for myself with no specific occasion, so I consulted the internet.  I learned that May 16th is: 1.) love a tree day, and 2.) the anniversary of the creation of the envelope.  I went promptly to my co-worker and said, "Can you make me cake for Monday?"  (it was Friday, 3:15 PM mind you).  She said yes!  Here were my instructions:

I want a 9" x 13" rectangle white cake, white icing, white icing roses on all 4 corners, sliced fresh strawberries in a middle layer, and I want it to say--Another wonderful year with the envelope--color of text does not matter.  This is what I got (note--corner was intact upon delivery):

Incident with fork.

 Isn't it FABULOUS!!!  She didn't have room to fit the word "wonderful" but that's just fine, the taste was not affected.  I "went at it with a fork" all day while standing at the cabinet where it was safely stashed from the greedy children in our classroom.  I only the pointed the plastic fork ONCE in threatening manner at a child who tried to get too close. 

This cake is HUGE!  It is TWO 9" x 13" cakes stacked with the strawberry layer in between.  It must weigh at least 10 pounds. 

Sometimes we can enjoy the making of others even more than the making we do ourselves.  This is the ultimately perfect example.  Viva la envelope!!!!!  Now, excuse me while I go put on my stretchy pants.....

P.S. My daughter just got home from school and asked, "How was your day Momma?"  I said, "Pretty  good. Cake helps."  She said, "It sure does."