8 Happy First Birthday! (1/2)
Akira Hideyos.h.i.+ POV
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I patted myself on the back, I made it through the first year of parenthood without any issues.
Today was March 16, 1991, one day before my son first birthday.
Now it's time to choose Hos.h.i.+ first birthday outfit, bake a smash cake, and plan his first birthday bas.h.!.+
I wanted to make it very memorable and stress-free!
**NEXT DAY**
After all the planning I did the previous day, I decided to keep it simple.
It would only be me and Youta celebrating Hos.h.i.+ first birthday, I didn't want strangers to scare or bother him.
The first portion of my plan would be a well-rested baby.
I expertly coaxed Hos.h.i.+ to sleep, so I could prepare for the party.
The second portion of my plan would be selecting the birthday party location.
The weather outside was perfect, it was nice and sunny.
I decided to set up the birthday party outside in our backyard.
I quickly made a phone call to a local photographer, I wanted professional photos of our family celebrating Hos.h.i.+ first birthday.
I wanted the photographer to capture every moment and this would allow me and Youta to focus on our child instead of taking photos ourselves.
It was easy to choose the party theme; I remembered Hos.h.i.+ energetic first word.
He was obsessive with anything related to chefs and cooking.
I remember him watching the television whenever we had something related on, he would stare and watch quietly and threw a fit if we switched the channel.
I decided on a chef theme party for the three of us. I got a little chef uniform for Hos.h.i.+ and waiter uniforms for myself and Youta.
I got Youta to organize and set up the party in the backyard, while I quickly rushed to the kitchen to bake the smash cakes.
I decided not to buy the cake because I wanted to bake it myself, it felt more meaningful.
I grabbed the following ingredients:
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2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted b.u.t.ter, softened
4 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 premade container of white b.u.t.tercream icing
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I preheated the oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour the baking pans.
Using an electric mixer, I beat the granulated sugar and unsalted b.u.t.ter together over medium speed for 5 to 8 minutes.
I added in the eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition and stirred in the vanilla extract.
I combined the flour and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl.
Alternate adding the dry mixture and the whole milk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry mixture.
I beat until just combined.
I poured the mixture into prepared baking pans.
I baked the two small cakes for about 35 minutes.
Once completed, I transferred the baking dishes to a wire rack to cool. Once completely cool, remove cakes from baking dishes and frost with premade white b.u.t.tercream icing.
I successfully made Hos.h.i.+ first smash cakes!
Once I and Youta completed our task, we decided to wake up Hos.h.i.+ to celebrate his first birthday.
Hos.h.i.+ Hideyos.h.i.+ POV
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I just woke up from my nap, and notice my parents were giddy for some odd reason.
My mom quickly changed me into a little chef uniform and I notice she was wearing a waiter uniform.
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