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Subject: Birthday Cake for Jesus Sun 15 Oct 2006, 11:35 pm

Birthday Cake for Jesus

1 chocolate cake mix
1 white cake mix
white frosting
yellow, red, & green liquid food coloring
2 (8 or 9 inch) round cake pans
large red candle taper
box of small birthday candles

Mix and bake chocolate cake mix according to box directions. Cool &
flip out both. Wrap 1 layer and freeze for later use. Mix white cake
according to box directions. Divide batter in half. Put several drops
of red food coloring in one half and mix to desired shade. Pour in
one round cake pan. In the other half of batter, drop in green food
color & mix. Put in other cake pan. Bake, cool, & pop out. Stack
first chocolate layer, frost with white frosting, next red layer,
frost, and last green layer. Frost whole cake with white frosting.
Decorate.

To Decorate Jesus Birthday Cake

Red & yellow food coloring or plastic decorations or stencils & red
and yellow piping gel.

Cake is round = 'cause Jesus was born into a world that is round.
1st layer of cake = is brown for our sins.
2nd layer = is red for Jesus' blood shed for our sins.
3rd layer = is green for life = ours in our new heart.
Frosting is white = stands for Jesus' purity & righteousness.
Border of Hearts around cake sides = represents each one of us
standing as witnesses for Jesus around the world.
Gold Star in middle of cake top = star of Bethlehem = led wise men to
Jesus.
Star is 6 - pointed =Star of David = Jewish nation in which Jesus is
born.
Yellow border around Star = Grace of God encircles us.
Big Red candle in middle of star of David is Jesus. Light candle then
read Christmas story out of Bible.
Light each person's small candles out of Jesus' candle & carefully
stick in cake. Let our lights shine before men! Sing Happy Birthday
to Jesus.
_________________
Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)