I remember the cheesecake my best friend make for my birthday while we were in university. Talk about living on a tight budget. But do you know, it was the best cheesecake I’ve ever had. It was such a nice gesture and delicious too. I’ve since made a couple myself  and compared to buying them, it’s much, much cheaper. It doesn’t take very long to make a cake and you can’t put a value on the thought. It’s a special treat!

Tonight the girls and I made a chocolate cake for the birthday boy in the house. He’s turning 39 tomorrow and will be the lucky recipient of a delicious chocolate cake made from a recipe that I grew up with. It originally came from a neighbour who lived down the road. Topped with butter icing, it is YUMMY! 

The girls had so much fun making it, they could barely contain themselves as it was baking. There was a lot of ‘checking’ the cake and jumping around. So much for the element of surprise for Dad!

I could probably price out what it cost to make but know intuitively that it was a fraction of the cost of buying one never mind how much enjoyment it will give the birthday boy and the kids.