I was honoured to be asked to be a part of a special birthday surprise a couple of weeks back.  A friend of mine’s daughter was about to celebrate her 10th birthday, and D, her mom, wanted to give Paityn an extra special birthday treat this year.  A baking opportunity with me!  Me?  Yes, me!  

The Set Up:

Paityn was under the assumption that I was going to teach her how to bake and decorate with fondant, a cake for a 10 year old’s birthday that was the next day.   What she didn’t know was that the cake she was baking and decorating was actually for her!  

The Filming:

D, brought Paityn over to our house, where we film our videos, and Paityn was an incredible filming partner!  She is super adorable, and knows her stuff in the kitchen!  I had Paityn choose the flavour (chocolate) and choose the fondant designs, colours and style.  She was right at home with the baking, icing and fondant work. 

The Surprise:

After Paityn’s day spent smiling into the camera, we had to surprise her with her special cake.  Paul and I snuck into her house as her and her party guests were celebrating down stairs . . . you’ll have to watch the video to see the shocked, I-don’t-undertsand- what’s-going-on look.  It’s adorable! 

Chocolate Birthday Cake Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flower
1/2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk

Vanilla Butter Cream Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
4 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

A special thanks to D, for asking us to be a part of this fun project, and of course to our filming partner, the 10 year old star, Paityn!