We didn’t go to the Art Museum or to the Art Gallery she wanted to visit in Ocean City or even the antique shops in Mullica Hill, all ideas we considered as Abbey planned our day together for her birthday. But we still enjoyed ourselves on this rainy day. I just kind of bebopped about town with my indecisive 19 year old.
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| recipe below |
We began with an early morning doctor check-up (with her grumbling about having to get up so early, especially on her b-day). We made a few stops and then enjoyed a rendezvous with John for lunch at TGIF’s. She could not resist a visit to Barnes and Noble where she, of course, picked up a couple of books and then to the school to get Jared. They headed to the mall together (thankfully I didn’t have to endure a trip to the mall) and I prepared her requested birthday dinner of grilled chicken with linguine Alfredo and ice-cream cake made with mint chocolate chip ice-cream.
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| Covering Jared’s mouth as he attempts to blow out her candles |
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| Baby Bear and Papa Bear (two peas in a pod) |
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| Baby Bear and Momma Bear sporting shades even on a rainy day… how ’bout those aviator goggles?!? |
For the sake of convenience, I thought I would buy the ice-cream cake, but I could not bring myself to pay $12.99 (on sale from $14.99) for the tiny little cake sitting on the freezer shelf of my grocery store. Instead, I grabbed a container of Mint Chocolate Chip ice-cream, a package of Oreo cookies and a container of Frozen Topping and for about $5.00 made my own cake. (I halved the recipe below and it generously served eight)
Ice Cream Cake
1 package Oreo Cookies
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 (1/2 gal.) container vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (1/2 gal.) container ice cream flavor of your choice, softened
container Cool Whip (optional)
Anytime up to two weeks before serving, make crumbs from cookies in blended or with rolling pin. Combine crumbs and melted butter, reserving 2/3 cup of crumbs. Firmly press remaining crumbs over bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Freeze until firm (15 minutes).
Remove from freezer and spread vanilla ice cream in an even layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Return to freezer until ice cream is firm
Spread second container of ice~cream. Cover top with foil and freeze. Early on serving day put serving plate in freezer to chill. Ten minutes before serving, invert pan onto plate, release catch, and remove sides and bottom.
Optional: I frosted the top and piped the edges with thawed Cool Whip and decorated with a few sprinkles. I personalized by melting a 1/4 cup melting candy and 1/2 Tablespoon of Crisco in the microwave for about 60 seconds at half power. I filled a snack size bag, snipped a tiny hole in the corner and piped on lettering.
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| Abbey’s birthday dinner request |
Great celebration! The cake is perfection, beautiful photos!
What a darling cake!! It looks and sounds heavenly! And I think it's wonderful that you made it for just five bucks! 🙂 You and your daughter look so cute together! Actually, you look more like sisters. 🙂
Soon it'll be time for another gorgeous cake 🙂 It looked amazing!
Have a great weekend!
The cake looks professionally done! Great job. The linguine looks awesome too. Happy Birthday to Abbey.
Beth
Both the cake and dinner look fabulous. Thanks for that good recipe.
Dinner and B-Day cake look great! I haven't had Alfredo in a very long time… gotta correct that:@)
What a wonderful cake and good for your for making your own! Happy Birthday to your dear daughter!
Blessings!
Gail
Sounds like bebopping was an excellent idea! I htink it's wonderful that you spent the day together and that mom, dad and daughter shared lunch together. How lovely to have a nineteen year old who likes to do that!
Love the photo of her and John…they have the most wonderful eyes! And you and Abbey look marvelous in shades! I love seeing Abbey and Jared together…it sure looks like they have a super special relationship.
The cake looks awesome and thank you for shaing the recipe…dinner looked yummy too!
Have a great Sunday!
Hi! Happy weekend LDH! 😀
I certainly enjoyed the pics!…just wish I had a slice of that cake! Glad you all had such a good time.
What a fun day!
Mmm tasty and happy cake!!! Nice family life 🙂
Beautiful cake! Dinner looks amazing as well.
What a wonderful day!!
The cake looks wonderful and the dinner of choice looks scrumptious :o)
Her birthday dinner looks delicious and the cake sounds very good. I've looked at the ice cream cakes in the stores and was shocked at how much they are.
happy birthday young lady!
What a special day. You have such a precious family. The cake looks wonderful and I always enjoy your wonderful photography.
Sherry @ A Happy Valentine
What a beautiful family you have … and it sounds like your daughter had a fantastic b-day. The cake and dinner look and sound delicious!
What a beautiful family you have. I loved the birthday pictures!
Ciao Wonderful dinner ! Happy birthday to the baby girl !
What a wonderful birthday for your girl. What a beautiful family you are…and I can tell that she is a sweetheart…I can tell it by looking at her with Papa Bear AND You!
Thanks for the recipe for ice cream cake. I will snap that up. My son just paid $25.00 for an ice-cream cake-it was okay…but not worth $25.00- Next time I will make one!
The meal looks wonderful…any leftovers you'd care to share? Hugs- Diana
A very happy birthday to your lovely and beautiful Abbey!!!! The meal looks delicious, as well as the wonderful cake.
cariños
Wonderful birthday pictures of everyone! The dinner and cake look divine!