Hello, y'all. Last night we celebratd the 40th birthday of our friend and neighbor, A.C. who, as it turns out, was NOT surprised by his surprise party. I made the cake in keeping with his "Over the Hill" theme (or, perhaps, the "Under the Hill" theme) and I am not sure he completely saw the humor in this cake. I heard him tell someone that he hoped I didn't hex him by issuing the date of death. Let me assure him that this was in reference to his YOUTH only (although his actual birthday does fall on Friday the 13th this year).
So, about the cake...
The top two layers are a scratch lemon pound cake with sweet lemon curd filling. The bottom is a cream cheese/almond pound cake. The tombstones are made of fondant and the dirt was made from crushed cookies. Everything else was buttercream -- even the stone walls. I will have to say this: A smoke-filled bar is a terrible, terrible place to eat cake. But we had a great time!!! Hats off to Elena for a wonderful party!!!!!