Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ode to Box Cake



This past Saturday was Claire’s Birthday. Because it was vacation and everyone was gone we had a family birthday party. (Don’t worry we will have one with her friends soon.) So we have some box cakes that we needed to eat. You know the kind, Betty Crocker box cakes you can get at any grocery store in the States. They do not have those here. They have something like it but the taste really bad. So we used one of our box cakes for the family party. It was soooooo good. There are things that you know you miss when you live over seas and then there are the things that sneak up on you and you say “WOW! I forgot about this.” I will have to stop here and say that my wife is a top chef and has been able to make cakes from scratch that I would put up against anyone’s. But this is different. It is the taste and the texture that reminds you of home; back when you were a little kid. There is just something about that box mix that tastes different. This is not a plea to send more because goodness knows I do not need to eat any more cake. This is just a rambling thought from someone who does not get box cake very often.




13 comments:

Kelly said...

I agree! Happy Birthday Claire!

Morgan said...

Happy birthday, Claire! (And I understand about the box cake thing--it's all from scratch over here, too!)

Seth, Jen, Hannah, Cailyn, and Isaac said...

Happy Birthday to Claire! And yes, you DO NEED MORE CAKE!!!

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