A Cake Dilemma

So Matt asked me this morning if I wanted a cake for my birthday. Perhaps it was a legitimate question since I have been crazy dieting and working out like a mad woman and maybe he thought I wouldn't want that kind of temptation in the house.

Well, he was wrong.

Of course I want cake! Now what kind of cake do I want??

My standard is white cake with buttercream icing. It is my absolute favorite flavor and I can't get enough of the sweet goodness that is icing.




But who can resist a little chocolate heaven??






When I was little, I used to prefer cheesecake. My dad had an awesome recipe and all I remember about it was it had brown sugar in the crust and mini chocolate chips all over it. I'm pretty sure it also had pecans for the border. He has since lost the recipe and it makes me very sad. I mean I have been dreaming about this particular cheesecake for like 15 years! I'm thinking, though, that this shouldn't be too hard to recreate! Project!






And finally, I have a slight obsession with cookie cake. Like when I go to the grocery, I specifically walk through the bakery just to look at them. Sometimes I even smell them just to get a small hint of that sweet, sweet aroma. Whoever came up with the idea of putting icing on a chocolate chip cookie is absolutely brilliant. I'm a little ashamed to say that I used to buy these cookie cakes for no reason at all and hide them under my bed...eating away at them (with no fork of course) any chance I got. I could knock one of those babies out in 2 days tops! Hm, hiding food...perhaps this is why I've had a weight problem since...um, I can remember??





And by the way, I always buy the cookie cake with the most icing on it. I don't care if it says Happy Birthday or has a huge logo of a team I don't even like on it. As long as the whole thing is covered, I'm good.


So now I have to choose what to get. I've pretty much narrowed it down to white cake or cookie cake. I have already told Matt cookie cake...but I keep waffling! My genius friend Erin said to get both...and since I celebrate my birthday all week...I'm thinking that would be the only logical thing to do, right?

So honey, if you see a great cookie cake with icing all over it...grab it! And if you happen to walk by the bakery case with a little baby white cake with buttercream icing...snatch that up too! I'm only going to turn 26 once, right?



Now I want cake.