my birthday was wonderful this year.
having some family in town really helped i think.

my brother, who is the male version of me in a lot of ways,
made this cake for sunday dinner for us. 
i would like to repeat that for clarification in case you missed it:
my brother made this cake for me!!! 
{he’s single, ladies!}

sadly, we were all cooped up in the house all day with colds from satan, 
but they did bring over a huge chunk of it so we could eat it…
and it was one of the yummiest things i have ever eaten…

don’t mind the lack of hair or make-up here… it’s literally the best we could do…

it’s my kind of cake for sure.

tastes very light, but it’s actually….not.
sorry for that.

and quite the labor of love! not that it’s hard, but does have some steps to follow on the cream. i will tell you it’s worth it.

my birthday was fun. we went out and got my car washed, did lunch with my brother, aunt, and lover, {at a really cool place that i’ll have to post about soon} and then my aunt and i got pedicures cause i had someone here to watch the kids…

#iloveasians this made me giggle all day…

and then dear friends offered to come watch the kids while we went to a movie. 
in case you wondered… amazing spiderman 2 is indeed amazing…. as are those friends who cleaned my kitchen, did my dishes, and folded my laundry. {shedding a tear…}

it was a great day and it’s still continuing with lunches and dinners with friends…

may is my favorite.

but really, next time you want to wow someone with an incredible dessert,
oh please try this. it’s just perfect. lemon cake with the buttery cream in the middle… and fresh strawberries? seriously…..

 

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