The mystery of the delicious birthday cake

At the end of his birthday dinner, my cousin Joseph used a little wooden hammer to smash an edible piñata, a tiger head that broke open to reveal little bags of M&Ms, Twix and other goodies inside. But I was more focused on his birthday cake—chocolate with a sticky, sweet icing and filling that was a cross between burnt caramel and yema. “Where is this from?” I asked. “Florabel” was the reply. My mother, who had missed the dinner, needed […]

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