Happy Birthday Todd!

Every time the subject of cake or ice cream cake comes up, Todd always talks about a whale ice cream cake.  He led me to believe (or I just assumed) that he often got a whale ice cream cake for birthdays when he was a child.  He always says the whale ice cream cake is the best cake ever.  So, for his 32nd birthday, I thought I'd order a whale ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins (since I know his favorite flavor of ice cream cake is BR Mint Chocolate Chip) so he could relive his childhood.  I really thought this would be an easy accomplishment... little did I know!

When I called Baskin Robbins, they thought I was off my rocker!  I actually ended up calling 4 different stores to see if they could do it for me.  One lady even asked me if by "whale" I meant a "wishing well"... only in Texas.  Feeling disappointed and defeated, I asked my friend Alyssa who grew up in Florida if whale ice cream cakes were typical in Florida, maybe being close to the ocean and Disney???  She assured me that whale ice cream cakes were not a staple at kids birthdays in Florida.   Being the best internet researcher I know, Alyssa googled whale ice cream cakes and found out there is a famous ice cream cake named "Fudgie the Whale" made by Carvel, an ice cream shop similar to Baskin Robbins.  She sent me the Wikipedia link, and as soon as I read that Fudgie is a famous ice cream cake mentioned by several comedians and making special appearances on The Simpsons and Family Guy, I realized that Todd has NEVER had a whale ice cream cake!  He just heard about it and saw it on his favorite sitcoms!

Well, I had already gone this far and gosh darn it, I wanted a stupid whale ice cream cake.  Ever so helpful Alyssa sent me both the nearest Carvel location and a coupon for a cake.  Unfortunately, the closest Carvel was almost an hour away from our house.  Plus, I've never been impressed with the quality of Carvel ice cream cakes.  So I set out on a journey to convince Baskin Robbins that they could do this.  I printed off two pictures to take into the store to talk to the cake lady.

Here's Fudgie the Whale from Carvel:

I hardly thought Fudgie was an impressive cake, so I found this image online of another whale cake:

In my opinion, the pink whale was a much cuter cake.  After taking the pictures into Baskin Robbins and assuring the cake lady that I would be happy with whatever she could create (I mean, it couldn't possibly look worse than Fudgie, right?), she agreed to give it a try.  I have to say, she exceeded ALL of my expectations!  Todd was right... this IS the best ice cream cake EVER!