Celebrating with sugar – lots of sugar
Today is Steven’s birthday. Can you guess how old he is?
When I asked Steven what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, he said he wanted a “huge bavarian creme donut.” “Not twice the size of a normal doughnut, but like, four times bigger.”
Hmm.
I sent an email to our favorite bakery, to see if they could accommodate the request:
Dear Deerfield’s, My husband loves your bavarian cream donuts. I was planning on ordering a cake from your store for him for his birthday, but he asked if I could order him a big bavarian cream donut with chocolate frosting. Is it possible to order something like that? I think he just means bigger than a normal donut, about four times the size. I would order it for pick up on Dec. 21st. Thanks for letting me know (and for humoring me!) Kimberly
They responded right away:
Hello, We don’t make a “jumbo” donut however we can either do a layered birthday cake with a custard filling or a Bavarian Cream Pie which has 2 layers of yellow cake filled with Bavarian Cream and topped with fudge icing. Please call Customer Service @ 847-520-0068 ext. 4 to place your order, Thank you. Cindy
At least they humored me. I laughed when I saw “jumbo” in quotation marks.
So, Steven didn’t get his “jumbo” donut – he got the leaning tower of donuts (thanks for the suggestion, Denise!) as well as a birthday cake, and some black and white cookies (which were very, very disappointing).
I gave him the donut tower, cake and cookies yesterday, since I wouldn’t have the opportunity to pick them up today. I also made sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, and snickerdoodles yesterday (for Steven to take to work). So breakfast was donuts and cookies. Lunch was cookies and cookie dough. Afternoon snack was string cheese, then cake and ice cream with our neighbors. Pre-dinner snack was cookies. Dinner was penne pasta with alfredo sauce and green beans.
No wonder I had a headache when I woke up this morning!
When I was walking from the train to work this morning, I thought maybe yesterday’s sugar overload had finally cured me – I had made me feel awful enough that I would never binge on cookies again!
Yeah, right.
Sweet treats will always be around at celebrations! Birthdays just aren’t the same without a special sweet treat. I hope Steven enjoyed his! Happy Birthday, babe!
Steven and the furbaby.
Themocracy
Thanks for the sugar overload, Sweetie! I had a great birthday.
Happy Birthday Steven! I want a Birthday cake just like the leaning tower of donuts. It looks so num num nummy. Love Julie
Yummy choice!
Steven – You’re welcome! I am happy you had a great birthday. I am sorry I made the Red Robin people sing to you. I couldn’t help it. MUAH HA HA!
mom – I will remember that come June 9th. Ha ha! It was num num nummy1
sizzle – I agree! Next year I will have to actually make the jumbo donut!
Happy Birthday, Steven! What a fun birthday idea!! 🙂 I may have to steal that for myself come February…
Bethany – You should! Nothing beats a tower of donuts for breakfast!
Happy birthday, Steven!
How could you not get him what he wanted?? All he asked for was a Bavarian Creme donut four times the size of the normal one and you get him one that’s six times the size?? Totally not what he asked for. Don’t you love the man?
😉
Kapgar – I am a bad bad wife 😉
Happy Birthday to Steven! And I totally am eating the same way the past few days. It’s just so hard to want to eat real food when there is so much yumminess around!
Tell Steven Happy Birthday!!!
That “cake” rocked!!!
Happy birthday, Steven! The donut tower looks great, although I happen to think anyone who likes filled donuts is insane 😉
Ack, I’m late but…Happy Birthday to Steven!
Hoooolllyyyy Crap! I am salivating over that birthday cake! Steven, Happy Birthday! I’m going to assume you had a great day, because really, when it starts off with a tower of donuts, it can’t possibly go wrong from there!
Good work, Kim!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEVEN!!! Kim, I loved the tower of dounts, you did a great job!! And I’m glad I could help. On the other hand, Data looks less than thrilled that it’s his Daddy’s birthday. He’s thinking, ” Hey. It’s your bithday. Why are you mugging me? I am so not enjoying this!” Ha Ha I think it’s great the Red Robin people sang to him IN PUBLIC, SO EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. Muah ha ha
Happy belated birthday Steven. Sorry I missed it…
Love the donut tower!
Happy post-birthday, Steven!!!
Now THAT, is a Birthday cake. Happy Belated Birthday Steven! –
What an awesome cake! I love it 🙂
Thanks everyone for the wishes! I have passed them along! (And Steven has been lurking, I think)
tori – I definitely go for the sweets first! It’s easy to pick at them all day and ignore the actual food 😉
Felicia – Ha! Thanks for calling it a cake 😉 That makes it sound less crazy!
Jenn – You must explain! You do not like filled donuts?!?! I ONLY like filled donuts! 😉
Hilly – It’s okay! My post was late!
Gina (Mannyed) – I wish I could start every day that way!
Denise – Thanks! I had to stick two chopsticks in it so it wouldn’t fall over! And even then, I had to hold it up with two glasses until Steven came downstairs to see it. Those donuts are HEAVY!!! Data doesnt look very happy, does he? Ha ha ha! When the Red Robin people started singing, Steven said to me “You’re a jerk!” Ha. Ha ha.
suze – No worries. Like I said, I posted it VERY late!
claire – Thanks! It was tastilicious!
jQ – Ha! It’s the birthday cake that dreams are made of!
Laura – Thanks! I hope I can make him the actual gigantic one next year, if he still wants it!
Awww, that was so nice of you to try and get that for him! But the donut tower was a great idea as a plan B. Anyway, Happy B-day to Steven. And I hope the holiday season brings you both many sweet things whether they be food things or other sweet things. Happy Holidays, Kim! 🙂
Belated birthday good wishes to Steven! Now I need to go find me some cream-filled donuts. Mmmmn …
teeni – Happy Holidays to you too teeni! I have had MANY sweets, both food and other like you said 🙂
SJ – Do you have a favorite bakery too? They can be dangerous… 😉
Happy belated birthday to Stephen.
(December guys are the best. It’s the Boy’s birthday today.)
Nat – They are the best! Poor things though, having a birthday so close to the holidays. I wonder if it is better before or after Christmas? Either way, they still get some of their birthday gifts Christmas day!
Happy birthday to Steven. Nice cake, too. Hmmmmm…. donut (as Homer would say)
martymankins – I think Homer would approve! 😀