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Bubby's Birthday Cake 2026

 It seems unreal that Bubby is turning 22!  Last year we had a big party for his 21s birthday, but it feels like that was only 6 months ago. This year we elected to travel to Grandpa's area and spend the day with him.  So as to not have to cook, we'll eat at a Mexican restaurant and we'll sing happy birthday with a dessert from their menu.  The weather forecast is for hot and rainy weather. Not ideal for traveling over 2 hours with a frosted and decorated cake.  But we can't have Bubby not have a birthday cake!  I came up with the idea of having a "Birthday Eve" cake.   Bubby couldn't think of what flavor cake he wanted.  In the end I suggested an Oreo cake, and he liked that idea. Since I wanted to make a 6-inch cake, for just the three of us, I went with  this recipe  from Sugar and Sparrow. I've made it before, in two 8-inch pans.  It does have a sizable amount of batter for a cake for just 3 people, but I figured at least i...