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Celebration … Cream Puff Style!
Date: Oct. 23rd 2007
Category: Cakes, Cheesecakes, Cupcakes and Muffins
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Another year, another birthday!
I don’t care how old you are, your birthday is a day to celebrate. It’s a day to feel special and to count your blessings.
I am thankful for my family and my friends, all of whom make my birthday such a special day. Of course, as I get older, I can’t help but also be even more thankful and feel even more blessed for those who have had such a huge influence on me but who are also no longer with me.
I am thankful for Nonna Teresa and Nonna Pia. I am thankful for Nonno Domenico (Papu’) and Nonno Antonio.
I am thankful for my papa’.
This year I’m celebrating in grand style with this luscious Brownie Latte Cheesecake from Tish Boyle’s The Cake Book.
It was made especially for me by Mama Cream Puff, the best baker I know!
Won’t you all come and celebrate with me?
Ciao!
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10/23/07 at 7:02 am
Otanjoobi omedetoo gozaimasu!( Happy Birthday!!) Wishing you all the best on your special day.
10/23/07 at 7:16 am
Happy birthday! I can see from Mama Cream Puff where you get your baking talent. May every bite be delicious, and may the coming year be full of more sweetness.
10/23/07 at 7:39 am
Happy birthday!! I hope it’s a great one!!
10/23/07 at 8:04 am
happy birthday Ivonne, and best wishes for the coming year. I made the same cake for a Christmas party last year. It was superb!
10/23/07 at 8:06 am
Auguri!!! I remarked on how many October birthdays there are, but now I’ve discovered that I know 4 people with a birthday today!
Hope you have a great day.
10/23/07 at 8:11 am
Happy birthday Ivonne! Have a wonderful day. Too bad my mum doesn’t bake me cakes, it looks sooo delicious!
10/23/07 at 8:32 am
Happy birthday to you! I hope it is a great day. Your cake certainly looks like it could contribute to some happiness!
10/23/07 at 8:51 am
happy birthday! that cake looks wonderful. enjoy the day!
10/23/07 at 8:52 am
Oh my yes! I’ll celebrate with you all day!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks for the beautiful cake Mama Cream Puff!!
10/23/07 at 9:51 am
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear Ivonne, happy birthday to you!!! :0D
Here’s to a day (and another year) filled with happiness and good fortune!!! I do hope you enjoy a nice, big slice of that Brownie Latte Cheesecake, in honor of your special day!!!
10/23/07 at 9:56 am
Happy Happy Birthday! Enjoy every minute!!!
10/23/07 at 10:41 am
Happy birthday Ivonne! What a beautiful cake. I hope you have a wonderful day.
10/23/07 at 10:57 am
Auguri Ivonne! Isn’t it great to be able to celebrate with family and friends! Kudos to Mamma Cream Puff. Your birthday cake looks scrumptious! If my daughter Michaela saw it, I am sure she would want one for her birthday (in November - maybe I will have a functional oven by then). Save me a piece of cake, I am coming over for ‘la festa’!
ciao…
10/23/07 at 11:07 am
Cheesecake? I’ll just get my coat…
Happy Birthday to you, squashed tomatoes and stew?
10/23/07 at 11:50 am
Happy birthday , Ivonne! You are indeed celebrating in grand style!
10/23/07 at 11:55 am
I quite agree with this: “I don’t care how old you are, your birthday is a day to celebrate. It’s a day to feel special and to count your blessings.”
Happy Birthday!!!
10/23/07 at 12:17 pm
Tanti auguri a te
tanti auguri a te
tanti auguri a Ivonne
tanti auguri a te
10/23/07 at 12:34 pm
Well done Mama Cream Puff! And many good wishes for your birthday!
10/23/07 at 12:51 pm
Happy, Happy Birthday…. and tons more!
10/23/07 at 1:08 pm
I wish you a thousand blessings on your special day.
Happy Birthday
10/23/07 at 1:46 pm
Happy Happy Happy Birthday Ivonne!
10/23/07 at 1:55 pm
My dear Ivonne. How I wish I could come to celebrate your birthday and give you a big hug. Bravo to mama cream puff for the cake and happy birthday to you.
10/23/07 at 2:15 pm
Happy birthday Ivonne!
10/23/07 at 2:55 pm
Happy birthday, my love!
Mama Creampuff sure knows how to bake a cake! Wow it looks amazing =)
I wish you nothing but love, friendship, happiness and good health for your birthday!
Love you!
xoxo
10/23/07 at 3:30 pm
Happy, Happy Birthday! May all your dreams continue to come true. What a lovely cake.
Much love,
Paz
10/23/07 at 3:51 pm
Happy Birthday, Ivonne! May you have a great day and lots of fun!
What a wonderful cake!
Cheers,
Rosa
10/23/07 at 4:06 pm
A very happy birthday to you, Ivonne
Many many many more! Here’s to you!
10/23/07 at 4:30 pm
happy happy birthday!!! i wish my momma baked like yours…
10/23/07 at 4:31 pm
Happy Birthday, Ivonne!!!!
Hope you had a wonderful day - that cake sure does look delicious
xo, sara
10/23/07 at 4:41 pm
Happy Birthday Ivonne! How lucky you are to have such a lovely family and such a pretty cake!
10/23/07 at 4:49 pm
Happy Birthday Ivonne! May you have many many many more years of happy baking left
10/23/07 at 5:05 pm
Happy Birthday Ivonne! Wish you all the best!
10/23/07 at 5:08 pm
Happy Birthday to you - hope your day is filled with lots of good things.
10/23/07 at 5:09 pm
Happy birthday!
10/23/07 at 5:19 pm
happy, happy birthday. your blog has been like a constantly renewing series of gifts.
10/23/07 at 6:15 pm
I would love to come celebrate with you, especially if it means getting a piece of the beautiful cheesecake, happy birthday, bonne fete. Buon Compleanno, Feliz Cumpleanos!
10/23/07 at 6:17 pm
HaPpY BiRThDaY!!!!!! Cream Puff!
10/23/07 at 6:28 pm
Happy Birthday! May your blessings continue!
10/23/07 at 7:57 pm
Happy happy birthday to an awesome Cream Puff!!!
10/23/07 at 8:23 pm
Enjoy your special cake on this very special day! Happy Birthday!
10/23/07 at 8:39 pm
Happy happy birthday dear Ivonne! So glad that I can call someone as sweet as you a friend. I hope you have a wonderful day and all your wishes come true!
10/24/07 at 12:40 am
Oh no, I missed it! I do hope you had a wonderful day. Lucky you to have a gorgeous cake made for you, I’m sure you enjoyed it.
10/24/07 at 12:43 am
Buon compleanno Ivonne! Happy birthday!
Your mother’s cheesecake looks amazing!
10/24/07 at 2:25 am
Happy Birthday Ivonne. All the very best for the coming year.
10/24/07 at 3:04 am
I love birthdays. The BEST ever excuse to bake a cake. And what a truly scrumptious cake it is. Happy Birthday Ivonne
xxx Inge
10/24/07 at 6:02 am
Happy Birthday to you!!! I hope you had a great day!! I am sure the cheesecake helped:) It looks wonderful!
10/24/07 at 7:07 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And props to you mom for making such a beautiful cake!!
10/24/07 at 7:28 am
Happy birthday! I remember now from last year our b-days are close…mine’s the 29th, so I’ll be celebrating all weekend. BUT, I still haven’t decided what kind of cake to have.
Julie
10/24/07 at 10:50 am
Happy birthday Ivonne…may your year be filled with wonderful moments of laughter and lovely surprises! Enjoy your delicious cake and revel in all your dreams for this new year!
Ronell
10/24/07 at 11:58 am
A very Happy Birthday to you! I’m so glad you could celebrate with a gorgeously delicious cake! And it was fun getting the heads up about your birthday on Facebook
10/25/07 at 7:05 am
Happy birthday Ivonne! This cheesecake looks delicious - lucky you! Hope you had a great day.
10/25/07 at 12:44 pm
Happy, happy birthday, my dear! Tanti auguri! And what a gorgeous cake to celebrate with!
10/25/07 at 1:27 pm
Hope you had a super day! The cake looks so delicious.
10/25/07 at 10:12 pm
First of all…happy birthday! This cheesecake looked so fabulous, I immediately checked my library’s online catalog to see if we had the book…yes…so when I went in to work Wednesday, I checked the book out, purchased the ingredients after work, and made this. Needed a special dessert for a dinner Thursday evening and really couldn’t come up with much….thanks for the inspiration!
10/25/07 at 10:12 pm
Ivonne ~ Happy belated birthday, darling! Sorry to be so behind on the posts; although, I love “catching up” on your blog. The cake is a dream. Really. When I figure out whether I am living in NZ or the US next year and start buying cookery books again, Tish Boyle’s is on the list! I really hope you had the loveliest of days, as special as you are.
10/26/07 at 6:33 am
Happy Birthday Ivonne! I can’t think of many better ways to celebrate than with such a luscious cheesecake. Here’s wishing you another year of health, happiness and delicious desserts!
10/26/07 at 9:57 am
Happy Birthday belatedly Ivonne!!
10/26/07 at 3:26 pm
Happy Belated Birthday Ivonne!
10/26/07 at 3:27 pm
Happy Birthday!
10/28/07 at 11:19 am
Ivonne, I hope you had a wonderful birthday!
10/28/07 at 3:21 pm
I know I’m late, but happy birthday!
10/30/07 at 1:19 pm
Happy belated bday! I hope you had a wonderful day!
11/11/07 at 7:40 pm
I’m a bit late, but I wanted to thank everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes! It was a great day!
11/18/07 at 7:36 pm
A very happy belated birthday to you~
11/19/07 at 1:18 am
Belated birthday greeting Ivonne. I hope you had a wonderful day. May the year ahead be full of all things good.
10/28/09 at 9:22 pm
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