Birthday Cake---Surprise!

When remembering that I have been 40 years old for a month, I realized I didn't post about my birthday cake that we had at our office luncheon. This was just supposed to be an office lunch, not a surprise birthday lunch, my birthday wasn't for another 5 days! When I walked in to the restaurant, there was a balloon with a big 40 on it, and a black frosted cake with candles in it. There were black plates and napkins that said "over the hill" etc... you get the picture. Anyway, after a very delicious lunch, it was time to cut the cake and eat it. I get a regular butter knife, and Sam says..."We might need to get a sharper knife to cut that" and starts to get up. In the mean time, Amy is on my left turning her head trying to keep her laugh inside. I start to cut, and the knife wouldn't cut through. Everyone had a big smile on their face waiting. I didn't know what was up, but I knew some sort of joke was going on, so I stopped. Everyone started laughing, I saw a little paper poking out of the frosting, started to rip at it, and realized it was toilet paper!!! How mean:) I guess when the birthday person cuts into the cake, they are supposed to have a hard time, be embarrassed, not strong enough, getting too old, not know what to do, and everyone gets a big laugh. It was funny, I just don't like being the center of attention, too emarrassing.

So, if you want to make this birthday cake for someone that might be getting old, or just to have some fun..............You take two rolls of toilet paper, wrap one around the other to make it round like a cake. Amy had a hard time frosting it with this frosting (she said at first the cake was too warm and melted the frosting, that's why it didn't look too good), she said she might try to use whip cream, or cool whip next time. Put some candles on and WALLA!!!

I actually was asked to make one next week for another lady at the office. She was out of town during that luncheon, and it is her birthday next week....:) We'll see how it turns out.