Some might say I am old. August 19, 2007
Last week was my 30th birthday! Happy birthday to me! I think there are some people that think 30 is old. Luckily I am not one of them, so it isn’t a big deal. Since I believe in taking care of yourself and making your own fun for your birthday, i did just that. Craving my favorite birthday cake, i called Mamere and got her recipe for Red Velvet Cake. And then I made myself two batches, one as cupcakes and one as a 9×13 cake. I ate a lot of cake last week. When it was just about to go stale, I started eating it right out of the cake pan. Total Cake Massacre. It was delicious and I would do it again.
Mamere told me a little about her recipe. Apparently she got it it when she worked at the General Motors factory (must have been late 40’s) from a girl whose father worked in the kitchen at the Waldorf. Amazingly, the internet lists the Waldorf Astoria as the possible origin of the recipe. I am from Ohio and have eaten this cake almost every birthday of my life, so I certainly wouldn’t say this is a southern recipe, but somehow it has that reputation. See the end of this post for the recipe.
On to the birthday loot… I had to show you a few pictures of some gifts I got. Ingrid showed up with a perfectly wrapped gift… She sewed a little bag to serve as the giftwrap!
inside…. Last Minute Fabric Gifts Awesome!
Some other goodies include the cutest doormat in the world (from target!) and The Meat Club cookbook
I am off to finish my whiplash entry… Click ‘more’ if you don’t see Mamere’s Red Velvet Recipe below
