My friends have this tradition where they try and outdo the cake they made the year before. I have to say for someone with no baking background the cakes they do are outstanding!! This is the cake my friends husband made for her birthday this year - "Death by chocolate" was the name of this. It's was an amazingly rich chocolate cake (which I didn't eat - I stayed on my diet!) that had a fondant person that was killed by a chocolate avalanche. Unbelievable creativity!!
