I went to a birthday party last night. A while back, one of Denis’ co-workers borrowed my truck. Shortly after that, the co-worker invited me to his son’s baptism. I went. There was a banquet afterward. It was fun. Baby Xander is now one year old. And I was invited to his party. Will I continue to be invited each year? I can’t wait to see.
There were all the usual Filipino foods at the party, but I was most excited about the cake. It had about every kind of decoration you could imagine, including fondant. I had never eaten fondant, so I was very excited to try it. This fondant wasn’t wrapped around the cake; it was rolled into balls as decoration.
I’m having a hard time putting into words how it tasted. It wasn’t as sweet as I expected. Slightly sweet, a little doughy. The texture was kind of like modeling clay. I think I would eat it again. But I like regular frosting better.
Brad, I honestly think there is something particularly special within Filipino culture about those 1st birthdays. A Filipino friend of mine in Chicago invited me to his nephew’s first birthday party in a park – everybody went all out for the little fellow considering he was probably too young to appreciate most of their efforts. The part I remember most is that everyone sang to him – and not “Happy Birthday” either! Ask me details some time. It was a memorable day, at least for the adults there. (Translation: There may not be so big a “do” about year two. Ha – a poem!)
First of all, I love the word ‘banquet’ – it really brings to mind a big ol’ feast. Am I right? I’m going to try to incorporate ‘banquet’ into my conversations today.
Is that frosting that is brown stripes, then? Not fondant? It’s very beautiful.
The cake had every variety of cake decoration that exists: It had fondant. It had regular frosting. It had sculptured candles. It had plastic decorations. It had piping.
The brown stripes are photo-print frosting. The sides of the cake looked like wooden planks. The theme of the party was Sesame Street Babies. Baby Elmo was everywhere. It was a very happy looking room.
I’m tellin’ ya’ – all out for Year One….not so muc, Year Two. You just wait!
Whoowh. Sesame Street Babies. No comment.
So did you just pop one of the rolled balls into your mouth without any cake attached to it? Were the balls balloons? Elmo’s nose?
I think I’ve had fondant before, and although it looks pretty, I don’t care for the taste.
Happy 1st birthday Xander!
I bit them in half. I had to see the texture as well as feel it. They were a little larger than peas. They were clustered against the bottom edge of the cake. I think they were just festive, decorative dots of color.