CAKE....CONSOLATION....AND CARING FRIENDS
It started the night before with The Cake.... I took advise from the cake master.... aka: Chicago Joyce....aka: Betty Crocker... and I went with real whipped cream instead of cream cheese frosting on the strawberry cake... Mistake!! you can't work with a whole quart of fresh whipping cream and expect it...even with a stabilizer to hold it's shape... Not in the summer.... but it held up okay in the fridge overnight so then I moved on to baking the Madeline's that would the party favors..... It was Linda @ A La Carte blog.... and Necie....the previous next door neighbor and dear friend for 30 years...birthdays We celebrate every year and I host the luncheon... mini chocolate chip Madeline's By Ina.... I always try to bake a little something for the Peeps to take home... The Table was set weeks in advance.... I was going to go with a Paris theme for Miss Linda... But then I changed to Birds! color theme would be green and purple.... Using my mother in laws chi...