it is my amazing father-in-laws birthday today and i definitely want to give him a mention. he has been through so much in the last few years and is still hanging on like a champ. i won't lie and say he's an ever cheerful beacon of hope, because he has bad days. days when he wants us to all go away and you know what, that's fair. but. i love him and i can't stand the thought of losing him, so i will continue to be a cheerleader for him and help him keep on keeping on through his cancer and all the downs that come with it.
he is a great man. we get along wonderfully, forever stirring each other and bickering over nothing, but we love to make trouble together. i am so glad he is a part of my life and even more glad that he and oli took a chance and moved here 3 and a half years ago. having them here with us has been the best thing ever.
best of all, he loves the blues brothers just as much as our family does and was thrilled with his birthday present, a scale model of the "bluesmobile."
stevey boy, i love you. that's all there is to it.
happy birthday fil! ♥
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i used one of my favourite recipes from mum to make him a butterscotch cake and it was delish!
butterscotch cake
ingredients:
57g butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
butterscotch topping to fill
whipped cream and
chopped walnuts to top
method:
cream butter and sugar
add egg, syrup and vanilla and mix to combine
add dry ingrdients, then milk and mix again
spread into a well greased pan
bake at 180 degrees celcius (160 fan forced) for 30 mins
cool and fill with butterscotch fillling, then cover top with whipped cream
and decorate with walnuts
butterscotch filling:
mix 1 1/2 tablespoons cornflour
with 1/4 cup brown sugar in a saucepan
slowly add 1 cup milk
stir over low heat until thick
add a dash of vanilla essence and 1 tablespoon of butter
cool and then beat well before using
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