Cake Day!

It would seem that I happen to have a talent for making special occasions out of ordinary days since I've come to Lima. In this case, today the 24th of May has officially become known as cake day. I promise there is a very scientific and logical approach to choosing such a date. First of all, it was Sarah's birthday on May 2nd. Adela and Rossi were very cute and prepared a huge lunch for the occasion but there was no birthday cake. One of the cultural differences I learned about as a camper at Spanish camp was that most fruits are considered deserts so it's not uncommon to have a banana or a granadia instead of say anything with chocolate. Both Sarah and I are fine with the desert selection but sometimes a girl just needs her chocolate. Today is the exact middle between Sarah's birthday and mine that is coming up is a couple of weeks. For this reason it has been dubbed Cake Day.



We must have been too excited to wait until today to indulge in the chocolaty goodness because yesterday we attempted an experiment in which we were hoping that yummy brownies would emerge. The brownie mix was simple enough, just add two eggs and a cup of melted butter. First challenge: no measuring tools. After our best guess, we got the batter mixed.



Second challenge: the oven is gas operated. We had no idea how to light it and we didn't want to let gas just pour into the kitchen. Solution: microwave!!



3rd challenge: there weren't time instructions for the microwave. We did end up overcooking the brownies (my bad) and the attempt to make a frosting bombed too due to the lack of powdered sugar. We did have plenty of fun trying though.


To officially celebrate Cake day and to not have a repeat of the brownies, we went to Wong's and bought a chocolate cake to commemorate the completion of another year of life. Rachel, a friend from class came over to help us eat the cake.



We still have about half of it left so Sarah and I are trying to get more people over to help us eat it. If you are in Lima, give me a call and you can come get some cake!!