Happy 19th Birthday Mini-me!
You are awesome...
and gorgeous...
and I'm grateful for you...
and to you...
even though you poke me in my weirdly sensitive arm incessantly...
just to annoy me...
I forgive you...
but only because...
it's the end of the world today too...
which I think might be all your fault...
for poking me in the arm...
incessantly...
you've angered the gods...
or whatever...
but I still love you...
incessantly!
So today is mini-me's big old 19th birthday. Yup, she's of legal drinking age in Canada. Scary, I know. But it's okay. Mom will still kick her ass if she shows up hammered. It's part of the mom oath. We will embarrass you, love you, and kick your ass when needed.
Speaking of embarrassing, mini-me tends to be a private sort of gal. I have to get photo approval for any picture of her I post on the site. I have to ask her permission before writing about her on the site. Basically she is my editor. So I have to be careful what I say and how much information I share. She's private, and sensitive and really strong. So you don't want to chuff her off. Case in point, recently something sort of exciting happened. It happened while I was away at Mixed. It happened on her and boytoy's 1 year dating anniversary. I didn't find out about it till I got home. A few days after I got the news I asked her if I could write about it. She said no, it was weird and she didn't want everyone to know every little detail about her life. So I "promised" I would not tell you guys. I "promised" I would keep the news under my hat. I 'promised" not to spill the beans. I "promised" to keep her secret. I "promised" to keep boytoy's secret. And that "promise" "rings" true. I am far too diplomatic to get all creative to try to tell you about a "promise" or find ways to hint about things like "rings". I would never. It's just not in me. *starts bubble wrapping her weirdly sensitive arm in preparation for the incessant poking*
Here's some things I can share about mini-me:
She can tune out anyone at any time under any circumstances.
She would be the safest person to be stuck in a zombie apocalypse with.
She can make better pizza than her mom, but don't tell her that.
She has the coolest tattoo in the world, which I went with her to get.
She is good at everything she does.
She eats way too many sour patch kids.
She can consume more chocolate and stay thin than any human on the planet.
She never makes her bed.
She will give up her bedroom to let her mom use it for a studio and sincerely not care she got the little room.
She is fearless, sarcastic and has a twisted sense of humour. Just like her mama!
That is mini-me. She is awesome. And weird. And hilarious. And odd. And amazing. And dorky. And cool. And a giant nerd. I am proud to be her mom.
Mini-me is a low maintenance kind of gal when it comes to food. She likes simple. She likes easy. She likes junk. Luckily I like all those things too so I can cook for her easily. This week I made her favourite cake. Her favourite cake is the easiest, simplest, coolest cake you'll ever make. So to mix it up since I've already posted a version of it I decided to change-up the way I presented it. I give you "No Bake Cake in Jars". It's basically zebra cake or wafer cake stacked in little jars. Which is adorable and perfect for Christmas or Birthdays or any holidays really. Everyone gets their own little cake. And no one else's germy little fingers get on my piece of cake. Score! Win 1 for mom. And germaphobes everywhere. You're welcome!
Ingredients
- 1 package of chocolate wafer cookies
- 1 tub of cool whip
Instructions
- Use either a spoon to drop, or piping bag to pipe, cool whip into small mason jars. You want a thin layer on the bottom of each jar.
- Add a cookie to it.
- Add another layer of cool whip.
- Add another cookie.
- Keep layering until you reach the top of the jar.
- Swirl a little extra cool whip on top.
- Place in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours. The longer you let it set the softer the wafers become. They soften to the point of a cake like texture.
- Remove from fridge.
- Serve with a big old "I made these in 5 minutes flat" smile!
Hope you enjoy. I know we did. This is a treat I learned from my mom so it's cool that mini-me loves it. Makes me happy to see family traditions live on.
Giveaway Closed. Winner was Alice Choi of Hip Foodie Mom. Love her blog!
Since Christmas is coming and I'm in a giving mood you can also enter to win a copy of Desserts in Jars. All you have to do is leave a comment saying what kind of cake you usually request for your own birthday. Easy to enter.
For additional entries you can:
1. Sign up to get my post via email. (look to the right for a box that says "subscribe via email, and enter your email. easy peasy!) Leave additional comment saying you did so.
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3. Follow me on Twitter. Leave additional comment saying you did so.
4. Tell mini-me and myself how you celebrated your 19th birthday!
Contest will end on December 27th at midnight. Name will be drawn by random.org. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new name will be drawn. Contest open to everyone!
I also posted something for B-Dudes Birthday back in August. If you missed it you should stop by and read it.
Toodles and Birthday smoochies! xx
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina
I luuuuuurv Sour Patch Kids.
Happy birthday Mini-Me!
Kim Bee
You and mini-me would be fast buds then. Thanks so much Jen. xx
Jenni
Happy, Happy Birthday to Mini-Me!! She sounds awesome. But the world did NOT end, so you're going to have to do something about that arm poking! lol
Hooray for things that happen while you're away at Mixed, especially when it's not that One Thing... 😉
I love Zebra cake. I love it. I use those wafer cookies and whipped cream. Sometimes I dunk the cookies in milk as I assemble it, for maximum gooey-cakey goodness. And just now, I'm thinking that it might not be a bad idea to dip them in Bailey's first. I mean, only if you're of drinking age.
Which brings me back around to your daughter's birthday! I hope she has the best!
Kim Bee
I know right. She tortures me.
Lol, I may have fallen off my chair reading that.
I like the idea of dunking them first. I must try that. You my dear are a genius.
Thanks. She had a good day. Mom and Dad deferred her gift, she gets cashola for our trip to the Toronto Mall in a couple of weeks. Score!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
I always request chocolate cake for my birthday!! Love chocolate. . and your daughter is beautiful!! 🙂
Kim Bee
I love chocolate too. Mine is always Black Forest. No ones else in the family loves it like I do so I torture them on my birthday. Okay total lie, we get two cakes that day. Lol.
Thank you. She really is. And low maintenance too, no makeup or anything. I keep offering and she refuses to wear it. Kudos to her, I am too dependent on mine.
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
I subscribe to Cravings of a Lunatic via email and love it!
Kim Bee
Thanks Alice. xx
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
I follow you on FB
Kim Bee
Thanks Alice. Happy Holidays to you and yours. xx
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
I follow you on Twitter! 🙂 Dude, if I could remember what I did on my 19th, I would tell you! 😛 that was a longggg time ago
Kim Bee
Falls down laughing. I think I stayed out all night cuz my dad always said I could do what I wanted once I was 19. So I was determined to see if it was true. He never said a word, just gave me a look. Worse than yelling I swear.
Tory
Chocolate, of course. What else is there? With salted caramel filling. I'm the baker, so I get exactly what I want. 🙂
Kim Bee
I'm with you, chocolate is the only option. Love the salted caramel idea.
ColleenB.
A Big Happy Birthday to you Mini-Me. Wishing you many, many more to come.
Let's see, when I was 19 I was married and my dear hubby took me out to eat.
My favorite birthday cake would have to be a cheesecake of any kind.
ColleenB.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Colleen. That sounds like a lovely 19th birthday. And man you are my kind of gal. I love cheesecake. Black Forest is my fave.
ColleenB.
I have already been receiving your email newsletter and I so enjoy it very much.
Oh, I hope I'm the winner of this book.
Thank you for this opportunity
ColleenB.
Kim Bee
Thanks Colleen. Good luck. And you are most welcome.
Kendra
I always love a chocolate cake with chocolate everything, but I am always open to eating all kids of cake haha 🙂
Kim Bee
Me too. Good luck Kendra!
Jennie @themessybakerblog
Happy birthday, Mini-Me! This post cracked me up. So glad you kept that secret, Kim. This cake looks delicious.
Kim Bee
Thanks Jennie.
I know right. I'm a vault!
Amy
Happy Birthday, K!!!!
Kim...you're not a very good secret keeper at all 😛
My fave cake is chocolate fudge cake 😀
Kim Bee
Thanks from K!
I am so! *giggles*
Good luck Amy! xx
Amy
I follow on the book d' face
Kim Bee
I love the book d'face.
Amy
& twitter 🙂
Kim Bee
Yah for twitter.
Amy
My 19th birthday was TEN YEARS AGO. You think I can remember that far back? I barely remember what I did this morning. I barely remember what pair of underwear I put on in the morning...five minutes after putting it on.
My 19th birthday was the first birthday I spent w. Nate. And we could not legally drink. But there might have been beer anyway.
Kim Bee
I remember mine. And I'm WAY older than you. Okay that's a lie. I do no remember. But I am WAY older than you.
Lol Amy.
Anita at Hungry Couple
Happy birthday to your mini-me. And congratulations on whatever it is that happened while you were at Mixed that I can't for the life of me figure out because you didn't give us any clues at all.
Kim Bee
Thanks from mini-me! xx
I am nothing if not stealthy!
suzanne Perazzini
What a lovely tribute to your gorgeous daughter. She sounds awesome and deserves this cake.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Suzanne. Happy Holidays! xx
Terri C
I always request an angel food cake, but not this year. Since we might not of been around (you know the world was spose to end) I didn't think I required one today. But now I'm wishing I would of had one! Happy Birthday to your daughter and me!
Kim Bee
Happy Birthday Terri. So glad the world didn't end on your birthday. That would be so awkward right. You totally should have had cake. We had two. So basically we may have eaten yours. My bad. xx
Terri C
I'm a fan on Facebook
Kim Bee
Thanks Terri.
The Ninja Baker
Kim Bee, I'm a fan on FB. More importantly I so appreciate the love you express for your Mini-Me=) Very much appreciate your delightful no bake cake, too!
Kim Bee
Thanks lady. I adore my kids. I'm one of those moms who wish they'd stay forever and never leave. It's sad really.
keshakeke
HaPpY BiRtHdAy Mini Me!!! I usually ask for a 16 thin yellow layer with chocolate fudge icing cake for my birthday!
Kim Bee
Thanks from mini-me.
Perfect choice.
keshakeke
I follow you on Facebook!
Kim Bee
Thank you.
keshakeke
I follow you on twitter
Kim Bee
Love twitter.
keshakeke
Wow! How did I celebrate my 19'th Birthday? I have a twin brother and we had a party at my house with all of our friends! It was a blast!
Kim Bee
How fun. And cool you're a twin.
Cindy's Recipes and Writings
You're too young to have a 19 year old! She's your sis right?
Kim Bee
Awe thanks for that Cindy. I also have a 24 year old, lol.
Meghan
Happy Birthday Mini-me!! She sounds like a great girl, Kim! You are lucky to have her, and she is lucky to have you for a mom 🙂
Jan R
German Chocolate!
Jan R
I subscribe via email.
Ramona
Happy Birthday to your sweet daughter!! I love your jar desserts. 🙂
Rena
I like plain ol vanilla!
Rena
Im a fan on facebook
Rena
My 19th birthday...hmm dont remember honestly! But im sure with some cake!
Holly
Happy Birthday to your daughter-- what a loving and fun relationship you have together!
I made a chocolate cake on my last birthday. Delicious. I'd love to have this cookbook! Thanks for the chance to win.
Holly
I follow you on Facebook.
Holly
I follow on Twitter.
Holly
Oh 19? That seems longer ago than I like to admit! I guess I celebrated with my college friends...those were great days!!!
Nikki
vanilla with vanilla buttercream!
Barb
chocolate with vanilla butter cream!
shannon
happy birthday mini-me! being weird is the BEST. i know this personally. and hello; someone better be making these adorable treats for my birthday this year. just saying.
19 is the legal drinking age in canada?!?! that explains SO much...:)
Kim Bee
I cannot stop laughing at your last sentence. I may have fallen off my chair.
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
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I request angel foodcake, it's my favorite!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
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Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
How I celebrated my 19th birthday, no clue, how horrible, I don't remember!
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Happy belated Birthday to Mini-Me! She sounds like a fine kid, and we all know she has a swell mom. A bit on the looney side, maybe, but swell. 😉 That no bake cake looks like so much fun! Great idea, and I love the jars idea.
Suzi
I have to try this recipe. I also like you on FB.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
What a cute idea!
Brenda @ Meal Planning Magic
My favorite kind of birthday cake is German chocolate! With the homemade frosting my mom makes. Wouldn't it be fun to make a mini version?!
Brenda @ Meal Planning Magic
I already follow you on Twitter!
Linda Parks
I have been following you on face book and have signed up for the email notifications! Would love to win! For my 19th birthday...it was so long ago, but I always celebrated my birthdays with family.
Susan C
I always want German Chocolate
Dianne Shaw
I always request a chocolate cake!
Dianne Shaw
I am a fan on Facebook
Dianne Shaw
I vaguely remember celebrating my 19th birthday with some college friends. It was so long ago!
Colette @ JFF!
On my 19th, I didn't have these cute li'l cakes in jars (Lucky Mini-YOU!).
But, I did have a very cool party with my friends in our backyard with a very cool DJ playing some very cool tunes.
Damn, that was forever ago.
I'm SO old!
Happy Birthday Mini-KimBee!!!
Dina
Wonderful idea! 😀
Dina
My favourite is coconut cake!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
This is too sweet! It sounds like your daughter is pretty much awesome and I hope she had a great birthday! Also-um those no bake cakes look SO GOOOOD!
Nora
This is perfect! Thank you!
Kim Bee
You are most welcome!