Our First Sunday Lunch

A few weeks ago, we were honored when Elielton and Robson asked if we could make their birthday lunch and cake...but a little nervous about our first solo attempt. It just so happened that it fell on the weekend that the Malone team was here to help us! With five extra sets of hands, preparing kielbasi sausage, mashed potatoes, and garlic bread for 60 people only took about two hours. The cake on the other hand was a different story! We had to make the batter for two 13" x 9" cakes in four separate pans and layer them on top of each other. Our recipe was for a very moist cake which made it very difficult to get the cakes to come out of the pan in less than 12 pieces! We made strawberry pudding for the middle of the cake but when we got it out of the frig, it had a hard crust that left chewy chunks when we mixed it up again. Then the frosting we made with butter and powdered sugar was so sweet that we imagined the kids wouldn't be able to sleep for days. We ran out of icing and as we were making more, pieces around the outside of the cake started falling off and we had to mold it back together with our hands. We finally finished after about 6 hours, topping off our "masterpiece" with a bag of M&Ms, spelling out "Feliz Aniversário!"--of course, running out of room and having to separate the second word. Although we had only positive reviews about the taste of everything, we are hoping to improve aesthetically next time!

Please remember to pray for Elielton and Robson...that they would know how thankful we are for the day they were born and that each birthday would find them closer to their Heavenly Father.