F Train to Paris

In which a Jewish family from Brooklyn moves to Paris, France for two years of work, school, and adventures.

Click here to see a photo of E.'s sixth birthday cake.  (I tried to include the photo, but I haven't quite mastered that skill yet.)

It was made by Tracy Treville. Finding American-style birthday cakes in Paris is tricky. A few moms have created small businesses around filling this need in the expat community, and we were lucky enough to find Tracy. What she created was beyond my wildest imagination--when she said the cake would be 3D, this is not exactly what I envisioned. But it impressed the hell out of everyone, even the 5-year-old guests. However, they didn't really eat much of it. They never do. After the party, we cut the remaining 9/10ths of the cake into two big chunks and put them in the freezer.

E.'s party (did you guess that the theme was pirates?) took place at the end of November. Why do I mention it now? Because I just had a piece of this delicious cake as a snack. Not quite the last piece, but almost.

posted by: pariskleinmans at 21:14 | link | comments (4) |

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#1  08 January 2005 - 08:20

 

The cake looks wonderful.  My mother made the best decorated cakes; it's a skill she didn't pass on to me.

Anonymous

#2  08 January 2005 - 22:15

 

Hello unlogged visitor. Are you someone I know?

My mother didn't pass any cooking or baking skills onto me at all; I've learned a lot, but decorating cakes is just out of my league. I have tremendous admiration for Tracy and also for amateurs who take a stab at it themselves.

pariskleinmans

#3  11 January 2005 - 16:10

 

What a great looking cake! My kids, I'm afraid, are stuck with boxed cakes. *sigh*

mamabear

#4  12 January 2005 - 10:03

 

Mamabear, I'd buy a boxed birthday cake if I could, but such things just don't exist in Paris! I don't know what kind of cake French families serve at birthday parties, but it isn't what we consider a birthday cake.

pariskleinmans

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