let those of us who love cake praise her: for her humor and her addition of some procrastination in our lives; for her caring nature and real desire to solve our problems; and for her love of cake. Long may she eat and encourage us to enjoy.

Me too! I'm a cake reader (but really more a cake fan), too. And since this all began with a love of cakes in childrens' books, here's an excerpt that speaks to children's love of cake and through it, my love of a certain large slice:

"Soon, they were all sitting down at the tea-table, glad to see a wonderful spread! Great slices of thickly buttered bread, homemade jam, homemade cheese, a fat ginger cake, a fruit cake, a dish of ripe plums, and even a home cooked ham if anyone wanted something more substantial."
--Five on Finniston Farm, Enid Blyton

And we don't need no stinking ham, because cake is certainly substantial enough for us.

Happy birthday.

Cakereader 3 (code name lmm)

A large slice of cake is many things: unexpected, decadent, and sometimes sprinkled with bonus treats. What's not to like about a large slice of cake? I could write odes to cake all day long.

Cakereader 2

I'm so grateful that Cake has created a chance for we, the anonymous lovers of the large slice, to praise her. Cruising is not enough! Not when we can also post! My favorite thing about her is that she can make me laugh and laugh like an idiot.

I first met the Slice when I was twenty-five. That's the only clue she's getting now.

Cakereader 1