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Happy 60th Birthday

My mom is not a fan of fondant or a fan of cakes for that matter.  However, when you're celebrating milestone you have to have cake!  So, purple being on of her favourite colours I decided to decorate it with a purple buttercream almond flavour.  The cake itself was a recipe from the Wilton site also flavoured with almond.  The birthday girl was most pleased.

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  1. She certainly was and the cake was delicious.

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