Happy Fathers’ Day to all the Handsome Dinner Dates out there!
No time for a new post, as my attentions are needed elsewhere (a certain “breakfast in bed” needs to be made!). So I’m going to cheat and give you last year’s post.
Last Year:
Remember that one person from high school who seemed to have it all—the looks, the brains, the popularity? Well, if you went to a certain high school on Long Island, New York, then the person you’d be remembering is my dad.
Voted most popular and most athletic in high school, he holds two Ivy League degrees, speaks five languages (although my family isn’t so impressed by this feat—his own dad spoke SEVEN), and is so gosh-darn friendly that you can’t help but like him, despite all of his enviable qualities.
Such an extra-special guy deserved an extra-special Father’s Day breakfast. So, that’s exactly what I made for him.
I dug out my copy of the Voluptuous Vegan cookbook and, with a few modifications, whipped up some light, airy vegan crepes fit for a king… or, at least fit for the guy who thought he had it all!
Look at those gorgeous crepes– Now he really DOES have it all!
(The whipped cream on the crepes is Redi-Whip, not Soyatoo. After all, it was his day, not mine.)
As an after-dinner treat, Daddy Dearest requested we make his favorite cake (definitely not vegan– it has mayonnaise!). I let Mom handle the baking, but the cake-decorating was done by Yours Truly.
(My dad, a former college soccer star, is obsessed with the sport, hence the fondant soccer-playing bear.)
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The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown
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What a sweet cake !
Wow, Katie you are extremely talented, that cake is adorable! Your dad really is a superstar
and those crepes look fantastic.
the crepes and the cake both look amazing. your dad must thank his lucky stars every day for having you as a daughter! he’s definitely one of the luckiest handsome dinner dates around! but he seems like a really great dad who deserves it all! you two are the picture of perfection in that last photo. i hope both you and your daddy have a great father’s day tomorrow.
-JB
http://cardiovegsular.wordpress.com
Your dad is lucky to have such a sweet daughter
Good tribute to your daddy and yummy looking cake! Enjoy your day!
Beautiful, Katie! Happy Father’s Day to your Dad! He’s very lucky to have you.
Love,
Meg
Aw, what a cute post. The crepes look delicious!
love this post
happy father’s day!!!!! i remember this post last year – your cake decorating skills are phenom
Great cake decorating skills! Everything looks so yummy. Hope your day with him is fantastic!
<3 jess
Love this post CCV!
It always makes me want crepes haha
that cake is adorable! have a great day with dad
How on earth do you make your cakes so professional looking?! Nice work!!
AWWW so sweettt!!! Have a wonderful day with your dad!!
How sweet of you Katie! Your dad is very lucky to have a daughter like you. I love the little fondant bear, it’s adoarble!
Woops, I meant adorable
happy father’s day to you and your dad- hope you have an amazing day together!
crepes look amazing but am struggling to imagine what mayo cake tastes like?..!!!
have a great sunday <3
Katie! Those crepes look so delicious, and the cake is adorable! You are really talented.
Hey Katie – I just came across your new blog since you moved from blogspot! Very nice! I dropped off the face of the earth with busy busy life syndrome for awhile. Also moved my blog to wordpress – and have moved to Alaska! haha. Anyway, CUTE cake! You’re such a sweet daughter. Look forward to reading your blog regularly now.
Cheers,
Randi
That is so sweet. You and your family are obviously really close and I just love it!
I wonder what kind of cake Dad got this year?!
OH Thanks for your fb msg sweet Katie! WE actually DO have a Cost Plus here (it’s only been open for a year) so I’m sooooooo stoked to go out there and buy some beautiful chopsticks! Thank you so much for the recommendation and I’ll definitely showcase them on the blog!!!!!
Muahs!
Wow, what a great job decorating that cake! My dad loves soccer, too
Those crepes look fantastic.
I’m sure you did something just as wonderful for a wonderful guy this year!
I click the link german chocolate pancakes and I get this link
Please Please Please make german chocolate pancakes! You will make my life complete 
Hmmm… I’m so sorry! Thanks for letting me know the link’s messed up. I’m making a note to change it as soon as I get a chance. In the meantime, here’s what I do for GC Pancakes: Make a batch of regular whole-wheat pancakes (or any pancakes, really), and ice each pancake with this: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/05/20/homemade-artisana-cacao-bliss/
Then add chopped pecans and shredded coconut to each layer.
In any case, the link ought to go here: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/06/a-german-chocolate-pancake-feast/
This is also the link that banana pancakes for one leads to.
UGH!!! What is wrong with me?
Thanks so much for letting me know… I don’t know how that happened. Here’s the REAL link, which I’m fixing right now: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/01/05/banana-pancakes-for-one/
Once again, thank you so so much for letting me know it was wrong! (And if you find any others, please do tell me about them too!)
Love,
Katie