Happy Birthday Pop!

For the seventeen years we have been on this earth, Olivia and I have had the gift of having this man as our father.

So to celebrate his 56th birthday, we combined two of his favorite candies to create a miraculous birthday cake: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Butterfingers.
And boy was it good.
This creation consists of 3 layers of Crunchy Peanut Butter Cake, 2 layers of a whipped chocolate peanut ganache, and cream cheese frosting with crushed Butterfingers on top, all from scratch! (Except the Butterfingers...) :)

Creating this present was quite the challenge. But for this man, it was worth it! 
After volunteering at our old elementary school until 4:00, we went shopping for ingredients. To put it short, after hours of measuring, sifting, and mixing until our arms fell off, we finished at 10, with homework untouched. 
Waking up the next morning after only 5 hours of sleep after doing our homework was not pretty. 
Happy Birthday Daddy, Let's go finish that cake!
~Rachel and Olivia :) :)

"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty."
-Unknown Author