B-day dinner and the ugliest (but tasty) cake in the world.

Rice & chive cakes....   Add salt to boiling water and then the rice.
(1 cup uncooked rice.)

Cook for about 20 min stirring every now and then.

Drain well. Cool with cold water.

Grate the Fontina cheese.

Add all the incredients in a bowl.

1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 2 large eggs, 3 tablesp.minced fresh chives,
1 1/2 cups grated fontina cheese, 1/2 teasp. ground pepper.

Mix.

Add the cooled rice.

In to the fridge for at least 2 hours, overnight is even better.
(It´ll be easyer to form patties.)

Take out 45 min before dinner, form patties, dip in
panko breadcrumbs. We also had artichokes, they
went boiling in big pots at this point.

Cook on a skillet with olive oil, gently - they break easy.
Transfer on a cooking sheet and keep warm in the owen.
Recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chive-risotto-cakes-recipe/index.html

Cook shrimp on a skillet with some butter, salt and pepper.
Keep testing if artichoke leaves come off easy, when they do
come off easy, drain the water and eat with butter and lemon mix,
or like they like them in this house--- with mayo.

Cake.....

Incredients, recipe in the end.

Butter and flour the pans.

Cream the sugar and butter. Add other wet incredients.

Mix the dry incredients.

Batter ends up looking like this. My son and I had to have
a  - lick the bowl mini party-  ...dough is to´die for!!

Spread evenly. In to the owen 350F untill toothpick
comes out clean. Smaller one cooks first, be on the lookout!

After they cool, cut tops off with the longest knife
You have, You´´ll get sraight cakes.
Insert another mini party :-)

YUM.....

Ready for frosting.

This frosting is way too sweet for my taste, next time whipped
cream and berries.

OKEY, what is it with me and cake decorating!!!!
It´s like I lose my mind when I get to decorate these,
I go way overboard, they end up looking GRAZY!
I need cake therapy    ;-D

Let´s celebrate!!

 The main thing is B-day girl liked the cake!
 :-D

Then there was this:

But not to worry, it was soon back to this thanks to
help from the dear hubby!

HAPPY B-DAY!!!


Recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/birthday-cake-with-hot-pink-butter-icing-recipe/index.html