Tag Archives: birthday cake

Boston Cream Pie

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Tina Garceau

It was The Boy’s birthday and we decided on a Boston Cream Pie to celebrate. Boston Cream Pie was invented in 1856 by a French-Armenian chef. It was called a pie because the cake was baked in a pie tin. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Tina Garceau

We celebrated The Boy’s birthday last night with his usual choice of pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, and wavy chips. Dessert was a sour cream chocolate chip cake with a peanut butter, cream cheese frosting – more on that tomorrow!

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Pandemic 90th Birthday Party

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Tina Garceau

Covid-19 be damned – you only turn 90 once, and we were going to celebrate Jeanette’s birthday come hell or high water! The neighbors social distanced in their backyards, and two cakes and ice cream were served. Happy birthday Jeanette!

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Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tina Garceau

This is the cake I made for Joe’s birthday. It’s a rich chocolate cake with a cream filling, covered with chocolate ganache. This recipe is going into the permanent birthday cake collection – it was delicious!

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Sponge Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Tina Garceau

Last night we celebrated my neighbor Jeanette’s 88th year on this planet. I made this cake, we had coffee, and she chuckled at the birthday card we gave her. Happy birthday to one of my favorite people on the block! 

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