Without fail we begin our Christmas morning with a small birthday celebration for the Reason for the Season. This little cake
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and a rousing version of “Happy Birthday to You” often sung out of tune but with enthusiasm, precedes the opening of any gifts or other activity.
Our cake is nothing fancy, almost always from a box mix and, dare I say, frosting from a can. One year when I was pressed for time, I even bought a little cake. Now that my daughter is older she often bakes the cake. We use this small 6 inch pan
Our cake is nothing fancy, almost always from a box mix and, dare I say, frosting from a can. One year when I was pressed for time, I even bought a little cake. Now that my daughter is older she often bakes the cake. We use this small 6 inch pan
or sometimes this 6 inch heart-shaped one
But this little baby in a manger,
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| Doesn't he have the sweetest smile? |
he's always on the cake, along with a single star shaped candle (the one in the photo above is from a box of Disney princess candles). Sometimes we write Happy Birthday on the cake - but my piping skills leave a lot to be desired, so I've spared you that. Birthday cake for breakfast and the Reason for the Season, what could be better than that?
Alleluia
O how the angels sang!
Alleluia
How it rang!
And the sky was bright
With a Holy light
'Twas the birthday of a King.
~ from the song, Birthday of a King
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