It was my Dad’s birthday on December 17th and we celebrated by hitting up an old family favourite Portugese restaurant here in Vancouver. They do crisp potato chip-style fries fresh out of the deep fryer, which accompanies platters of roast chicken and sauteed squid with lemon.
I made a hairy dog cake for my beloved Dad because I wanted to make him something both special and hilarious. The cake itself was a green tea cake with matcha green tea syrup and vanilla creamcheese frosting! I also gave my dog cake a moustache… growing up throughout the 1980s and 1990s my dad ALWAYS had a thick black moustache. I still think he has one, even though it’s long been shaved away! That’s my Dad pictured above with our growing family… my sisters keep on pumpin’ those kids out! ^_^
Happy Birthday Dad… I love you more than words or a blog or even a hairy dog cake with a curly moustache could ever say!
Love Lyndsay
Alanna S.
Oh so cute-THe mustache is a funny and strange addition but I like it! Happy Birthday to your Dad!
retro sweets
Awwww, the mustache made it sooooo cute; and I like the way those eyes look too. Ah, so sweet… Happy birthday to your Dad!
{ Nina Designs }
Sooo cute! and a lot of work! I love it!
lyndsay
thank you alanna!
thank you retro-sweets!
thanks nina!
^_^
Natasha
Lyndsay you make such beautiful cakes! I love the moustache, too cute! Happy birthday to your dad, and happy holidays to you!
Chelsea
I must say, that restaurant sounds FANTASTIC so of course I searched out Portugesae restaurants in Van. Turns out delicious food descriptions don’t exactly narrow the search; what’s the name of the restaurant?
thea
you are a cake genius!!!!!! You should take part in Spoonful, it would be a great honour to have you!!
thea.
xx
(spoonfulzine.com)
lyndsay
thank you natasha!! happy new year! ^_^
chelsea, it’s called Casa Verde, it’s very unassuming-looking with very strange dated decor inside, and is on Commercial Street, just off Victoria Drive! ^_^
hey thanks thea! i think spoonful looks lovely! ^_^