Tomorrow is my Birthday.
Somehow, birthdays just aren't as exciting as they used to be........anyone else relate to that?
I decided to make it a little more fun and have a giveaway. I was planning on announcing it several days ago and actually drawing the winners on my birthday.
Except I forgot about it until today.
Must be my old age.
(ha. I'm only turning 34 and I refuse to think of that as old.)
Obviously there isn't much time for people to enter before tomorrow.....so I've decided to
draw the winners on Monday, April 16th at noon. They'll be announced soon after that.
Nothing like extending the birthday fun!
Oh, I guess you want to know what the prize is.
I'm keeping it simple:
I will give away TWO $10 Amazon gift certificates (to 2 different people) that you can use towards whatever you want. How's that?
To Enter: Leave a comment - Telling me what you would choose for your Birthday Dessert. ('Cause I've been deliberating mine for this year for awhile now and can't wait to make it! It's a creation involving several recipes and it should be really over the top. )
If you don't eat dessert - just tell me your favorite birthday dessert as a kid.
And if you didn't like dessert as a kid, I'm afraid we can't be friends.
Just kidding.
Any sort of nice comment will do.
One Entry per person.
Good luck!!
where you'll find stories of my family and recipes of our favorite foods.
well - being the first comment-er, I probably won't win, but being OLD and all ;-) I'd forget to come back tomorrow and wish you a happy birthday, so I'll just go ahead and be first :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, precious girl!!
Blueberry dessert is always a favorite. As is Ambrosia Pie (there's always leftovers of this, since I double the recipe :-) in my youth I often picked German Chocolate Cake. I could just eat the icing and skip the cake ;-) Baked Alaska Pie is a hit with the whole family, but I usually don't pick it. Hot fudge cake is probably what I choose most often.... Banana splits are yummy, too!
Thanks, Tracy!!
DeleteYour desserts sound really good - and I'm with you, the German Chocolate Cake icing is the best part!
my favorite birthday dessert is actually a storebought frozen hershey's pie (guilty smile). it's delicious and attractive and luke can buy it and therefore be the hero by taking care of birthday dessert allbyhimself :D Luke's favorite (i mention it in an attempt to redeem myself), however, IS homemade - chocolate chip pound cake.
ReplyDeleteWay to let your husband take care of you! If I let Grant take care of the dessert, he'd buy a chocolate cake from Costco. It's his favorite. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great cake....but I just like to make my own. :)
DeleteMy favorite birthday dessert is coconut cream pie. And since Saturday is my birthday, I hope I get some!
ReplyDeleteI hope you do too! Can't remember the last time I had coconut cream pie, but I know I like it!
DeleteFor my last birthday I made a chocolate peanut butter layer cake. It was deeeelicious! When I was younger though, we were all about the costco mousse layer cakes :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm liking your flavor choices! I always have something chocolate for my birthday - and this year there's peanut butter involved also!
DeleteNathan used to love German Chocolate too! (He's so much like his older sister!)
ReplyDeleteRight now my favorite dessert is pavlova. It's super easy (think baked meringue)and I top it with thick whipped cream and whatever fruit I have. Plus I always have the egg whites left after making ice cream. They make a good pair - one I get to eat that night and the other is for the next day.
Happy Birthday!!
Thanks, Kaylana! I do love pavlova - I've never made it, but a friend made it for me a couple of times and it was delightful.
Deleteoh - happy birthday! You and my MIL share the same birthday :)
ReplyDeleteThis year I opted for whole wheat carrot zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting. YUM. But, we usually have a white cake, lemon curd filling, whipped cream "frosting" and fresh raspberries. Whatever you decided, I'm sure it was wonderful.
Thank you! It's always fun picking a special dessert, isn' it? :)
DeleteMy birthday is coming up soon. I used to always request a German Chocolate cake when my mom was alive. She would double the icing! Yum! Turtle cake is also wonderful. As you can tell, we love chocolate!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a wonderful birthday!
Turtle Cake is so amazing - I need to make that again sometime soon.
DeleteMy favorite is Mom's three layer dessert. The one with cherry pie filling on top.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I can't even remember how long it's been since I had that, but it was always a favorite of mine too, although I don't remember ever requesting it for my birthday.
DeleteDefinitely something chocolate! My mother-in-law makes a yummy chocolate squash cake. Pretty much as long as it's chocolate. ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't say that I've ever had a chocolate squash cake - but I bet it's good. And I'm with you, as long as it's chocolate, I'm happy!
DeleteSince my birthday is on Saint Patricks day, I like choosing something with green in it. My favorite kind of ice cream is mint chocolate chip and I also love chocolate. So, I would choose a three layer dark chocolate mint chocolate chip ice-cream cake! My mom has made this before and it is sooooooo delicious! It also has dark chocolate hershey bars melted on the top of it:) very naughty, but good!
ReplyDeleteWow, Christen - that sounds fabulous!! We LOVE mint chocolate desserts - but I've never had one like that. I'll have to get the recipe for it!
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