  Friday, October 15, 2010  Is it cake? Is it pie?  So, Tuesday
was Official Taster's birthday. I love birthdays! For some
reason though, he doesn't have the same attitude about his that
I do about mine. I make it a month long celebration. I don't
want to vacuum? It's my birthday. I want extra dessert?
Birthday. (for those of you keeping track at home, January is
the magic month) So for those nearest and dearest, I always try
to make at least the actual day special. Obviously, if I can
overdo it in the dessert department, I'm well on my way.  So
last week, OT came home from work all excited. "Did you know
there's this dessert where they bake..." I knew the rest: a pie
into a cake. Yes, folks, he just let on that a) he missed a blog
post and b) I actually knew something trendy before he did. I
had already been contemplating attempting this Cherpumple feat,
but that decided me.  On Tuesday, I made a two layer pie-cake
extravaganza. The bottom layer is a spice cake surrounding an
apple pie, and the top layer is