We are getting ready to celebrate a very important birthday! June is always a busy and important month - it marks the end of the school year, the beginning of summer, Father's Day, and it's the month of my son's birthday. It is an especially big milestone this year because he turns 10!
It's a little mind-boggling that a decade has gone by. The little infant that wouldn't sleep more than half an hour or so at a time at night has somehow grown by leaps and bounds. It's been quite a journey and to say that having a child makes time speed up even more than it already does is an understatement. We're lucky to have this little guy and I hope he will have many, many more happy birthdays for years to come. My birthday wish for him is, as always, to have a very good, happy life.
Right now, let's focus on celebrating TEN - reaching double-digit age status is a big deal! I thought these mini Oreo birthday-style cakes would make a great festive treat for my son's birthday because he loves 1) chocolate cake, 2) Oreo cookies, and 3) sprinkles. So we started the birthday celebrations early and I made these last week to start the birthday "countdown".
Normally, I'd make some kind of ice cream cake for my son's birthday but I went off-script this year with these little Oreo-sprinkle-chocolate cakes because, quite frankly, my son opted for a Carvel ice cream cake for his birthday party. I take no offense because how can I possibly compare anything I make with the ubiquitous Carvel ice cream cake (which I love as much as anyone else)? Moreover, I'm planning to surprise him with a small custom-flavor ice cream cake from a local ice cream parlor that he likes so I think we have the ice cream factor well-represented already.
I think these sprinkles-laden chocolate cakes scream "happy birthday", don't you? Beneath the sprinkles and vanilla buttercream lies a very moist chocolate cake with an Oreo cookie imbedded right at the bottom! You want to hear something funny though? Children, and the things they say, are always a good source of comic relief and my son can be pretty frank with his opinions. While he was enjoying his cake and we were sitting down talking about it, I asked him about the Oreo cookie at the bottom. He very honestly told me, as he gave a little shrug, that the Oreo at the bottom tasted...well, kind of stale! It just cracked me up because he's just telling it like it is (we believe in honesty in this house). Truth be told, the Oreo cookie stays intact and still rather crunchy for the most part, with a little softness on top where it touches the cake. It's still good, and it's still fun, but that's how it is.
These festive little cakes definitely brought some smiles onto the June birthday boy's face, and that makes me very happy. I think he particularly liked the sprinkles - though I have to say that these little cakes involve a lot of sprinkles. I actually turned a couple of these cakes into cookies and cream cakes (photo near the end of the post) and those went down quite well also.
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| The June birthday boy is picking up stray sprinkles to eat before digging in. |
So this post is for my favorite boy, who might drive me to distraction on minor things but has always been a kind, forgiving, and loving soul that I learn from everyday. In this mother-son relationship of ours, I know I have the better end of the bargain. Happy 10th birthday and many, many more for a life filled with happiness and all the good things it has to offer! : )
