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Happy Birthday Dad! Mint Malt Ball Chocolate Buttercream Drippy Cake

By Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

chocolate drippy cake with mint malt balls

Is everyone eating kale already? Or are we still cool to push “holiday weight gain 2015” to a deeper level?? How about we think about chocolate a little with this mint malt ball topped chocolate buttercream drippy cake? I made this jumbotron chocolate beast for my wonderful dad’s birthday.

chocolate drippy cake with mint malt balls

Let me give you a taste of the magic that is my dad: Gerry Sung. He used to work in the fruit and vegetable wholesale business until he retired. He loves Hawaii so much his email signature is “Aloha.” He wears Hawaiian shirts all year round, and has a bulging collection of vintage Hawaiian shirts, many that were his own father’s. He looks tough and possibly Asian-gangster-like sometimes but he is the most generous and big-hearted person, with a hilarious sense of humour. He liked to terrify my sisters and I’s potential boyfriends when we were in high school. After retiring, he volunteered doing mountain safety patrol on the local ski hill for over a decade until he collapsed one morning on the mountain, only to be flown via helicopter to Vancouver hospital and straight into open heart surgery for a tear in his aorta. He survived this surgery, which had a 20% survival rate. He is a rock. A strong, broad-shouldered, forever-moustached Chinese rock. He is an encyclopedia of cars and loves Porsches in particular. He loves spam musubi, all meat, every dessert, all treats, and my cakes, especially. He laughs at all my jokes, and I laugh at his. He is an amazing grandpa, and dad. He “likes” every one of my posts on my Instagram, and turtle thumb-types emails to me from his iPhone, like this recent one:  “Just wanted to tell you how much I love you and I am so happy you are such a toughie battler and are doing well. Love dad. Aloha”

chocolate drippy cake with mint malt balls by coco cake land

Yeah. Gerry Sung rules the school. PS – here’s how the cake looked after my son wanted to help decorate! Love you so much, dad!!! xo Lyndsay 

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  1. movita beaucoup

    December 30, 2015 at 5:58 am

    Your daddy is A BOSS! Also, I think Teddy’s use of sprinkles is artful. He may be ahead of his time…

    Aloha!!

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    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      December 30, 2015 at 9:26 am

      haha! awww you might be right, Rachael! ^__^ Aloha to you, as well!

  2. Melly

    December 30, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    Aww! That’s such a sweet post about your Dad

    Reply
    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      January 4, 2016 at 10:26 am

      hey thanks kelly! happy new year!

  3. June @ How to Philosophize with Cake

    December 31, 2015 at 8:30 pm

    Aw, what a sweet post <3 and a sweet cake! This is such an amazing birthday cake, anyone would be lucky to receive this for their birthday :)

    Reply
    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      January 4, 2016 at 10:26 am

      thanks so much june! ^__^

  4. Sue {Munchkin Munchies}

    January 4, 2016 at 7:33 am

    Your dad sounds as awesome as your cake looks!

    Reply
    • Lyndsay // Coco Cake Land

      January 4, 2016 at 10:26 am

      ha! yes he is one cool dude … thanks sue!!

  5. Noor

    May 28, 2016 at 6:49 pm

    In love with your photography, and obv, your cakes. I was wondering which DSLR do you use? I’m in the hunt for a camera, any recommendation for a beginner would be most welcome.

    Reply

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