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Monday, May 9, 2011

A Birthday Tea

The Gastronomist Economist's Fabulous Pink Lady Cake
This past Saturday was the Gastronomist Economist's birthday, and we celebrated on Sunday with an afternoon tea. The GE made her own cake, which was a fabulous confection featuring cake layers made with strawberry puree swathed in rich buttercream.

Planning the tea party was a lot of fun in itself. Tea party food should be individualized, tidy, and require no utensils. Bonus points for bento-esque cuteness. Keeping these principles in mind, the GE and I settled on the following menu: