One of my favorite memories was a birthday cake my mother made for me. We had just moved into a new house and she invited some of the childen around the neighborhood so we could get aquainted. She spent hours beforehand making a three-layer cake - large layer on the bottom - medium in the middle - small layer on top. She inserted a "ginnie doll" (a doll about 6 inches tall) in the top of the cake and frosted the cake with a white buttercream frosting and edible frosting flowers to look like an evening gown. We played many games and I have many friends from that time.

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