every year, my birthday also happens to coincide with pi day, albert einstein's birthday, and this.
so in an attempt to celebrate, i made myself a cake. now, rather than trying some preposterously difficult recipe that looked delicious, i decided to go with something tried, tested & true. i recalled making a cheesecake a while back from the hummingbird bakery cook book. it was a simple, new york style cheesecake with cream cheese & a crumbly base.
i also remembered it tasting DELICIOUS.
so my project was set. i found the recipe scrawled on the back of an envelope & away we* went. first we got everything ready.
then there was some mixing & stirring, as usual. and also as usual, it resulted in a very dirty jf.
however, midway through my baking project, i realised a horrible thing: the cake needed to be cooked in a baine marie, otherwise it would burn. not having a container large enough for it, we settled for a wok.
then we waited.
& waited.
& waited.
however, i am not a very patient person. so, after about an hour (i decided it was time to go & we would finish the cake at my boyfriend's house. so away we went - still wobbly, we wrapped the cake up warm & made the bus trek over. once we got there, he didn't have a baine marie big enough either, so we just settled without one, popped it in the oven & waited some more.
in the meantime, don julio & i made a mean linguine carbonara...
(ta-daaah!)
...played a board game with the don (ticket to ride!)
in so many ways, it was a perfect birthday. i even had a cake with candles (so what if i made it myself & it didn't quite turn out? a cake is a cake) :D
*: we= el presidente don julio & master houdini
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