Happy Birthday, Beantown Bob!

Happy Birthday, BB!

And, as I couldn't decide between the almond cake with almond dacquoise, apricot preserves and vanilla rum buttercream with the rolled fondant hand painted with a design adapted from an illuminated manuscript from the Italian Renaissance

OR

the Devil's food cake with vanilla buttercream and vanilla-flavored rolled fondant, hand painted with a painting adapted from a print by the Japanese artist, Toyohara Chikanobu, I decided to bake them both.

PS, bb: It is your birthday today, right?