Another year older

The birthday boy and his girls (mom is always behind the camera).

The close up of the cake.

Jeff wanted something chocolaty with blackberries, but decided against a cheesecake this year. Now before you go getting too impressed, let me break it down for you so you can see how easy it was. Start with 2 9 inch round chocolate cakes (from scratch this time but could easily be done from a box mix), cut them in half for a total of 4 layers. Put frosting between each layer with blackberries (Or whatever berries you like. I think I will try strawberries next time.) in between the middle layers. Top with more frosting and berries. You could frost the whole thing if you want with a buttercream or cream cheese frosting, but I thought that would be a little overkill. I HATE frosting cakes. They never turn out well for me. And since I used a very light creamy "frosting" I didn't think it would stick to the sides very well. Oh! I almost forgot! Heat up some seedless jam and spread that on the cake layers before the frosting. Yes, it was SUPER YUMMY!