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365daysofmj:

The glory. O the glory. The glory of a Michael Jordan Birthday Cake.

This is my baby. Two-tiered cheesecake with buttery graham cracker crust and red velvet cake with red fondant and black cream cheese frosting. Every single thing made from scratch.

And I couldn’t have done it without the help of my cousins Kim and Ryan. And my dad for getting us recipes and helping out in the kitchen. Keep in mind we have little-to-no pastry experience. But I’m extremely happy with the way it turned out.

This cake is chock-full with MJ references:

1. 10 1/2” diameter of cheesecake +
     8 1/2” diameter of red velvet +
     4” height of entire cake
   = 23
2. Cake was cut into 23 pieces
3. Including test runs, it took (approximately) 12 hours and 23 minutes to make. (12 being the only number aside from 23 and 45 Jordan has worn in an NBA game)
4. There are 9 Michael Jordan pogs on the cake: his number on the Dream Team.
5. Note the Siamese Jordans. They are awesome.
6. Fondant dried out a little so its texture resembled the leather of a Jordan shoe. Booya.

(Note: Just to explain, I had to postpone my cake til the weekend after my birthday so I would be off crutches…)

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365daysofmj:

DAY2 “23 Greatest Moments of MJ”

Compiled by ESPN a few years back for His Airness’ birthday. His iconic moments are ridiculous.

I’d do the same for my life but it would probably not be as exciting.