Birthday Cake

What do you think?  It turned out as I was hoping it would.

Let me turn back the time a little, though.

Two days before my daughter's 14th birthday, she decided to ask me to make a vanilla, lemon, or white cake for her.  Mind you, when I had asked her about a week prior, she told me I could surprise her.  I had planned on making some peanut butter brownies with strawberries and whipped cream.

Other than the flavor of the cake, I could decorate it anyway I wanted.  For me, that's too much freedom, and choices.

Many years ago, I bought a cupcake doctor book.  The author adds ingredients to the box cake mix to make it yummy.  I pulled that book out to see what I'd be adding to my white cake box mix.

On the Kid's Baking Show on Food Network, one of the kids added sprinkles to the cake batter to make it festive.  I remembered that and thought it a great idea.  I added an eye-balled amount of sprinkles.  : )

Cake baked.  How do I decorate it?!  I have no idea!  Okay, okay, breathe.  How about with some cookie crumbs along the outside?  That should be nice.

This is how it turned out:

I put the candles above the "happy".  She liked the decorations.  We all liked the taste of the cake.  : )