It's Just The Icing On The (Carrot) Cake

Friday was my birthday, and my friends surprised me at Ben and Jerry's!  They're awesome!

I got a waffle cone with their two newest flavors: Pumpkin Pie & Schweddy Balls.  Pumpkin Pie was soooooooo good!  Schweddy Balls not so much, though I should've been able to guess that from the name.

Then my parents came to visit my brothers and me at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday to celebrate....and brought carrot cake!!!

My dad's birthday is two days after mine (today!) so we made it a joint celebration.

Happy Birthday Dad! 

And believe it or not, there is a proper way to eat a cake.  All headin' for the godbite of course.

First the bottom is carved out...

...followed by an excavation of the top leaving the perfect icing to cake ratio...

...eaten from bottom to top leaving just the top corner of the cake and all that walnut, carrot, rich cream cheesy goodness for the godbite.  Yes, that whole piece did go into my mouth.  I'm not ashamed to say that it did.

And that's my brother's work.  On his journey to the godbite, he prefers more icing, less cake (I can't criticize).  So he goes at it like a surgeon...

...and enjoys it like a pro.

Which leaves me wondering where the phrase "It's just the icing on the cake" came from.  Both the cake and the icing are most definitely required for ultimate enjoyment.  I love cake, but would I eat it without icing?  Nope.  Could I sit down with a tub of icing and eat it?  Yup.  Together though?  Even better.  It's not just the icing on the cake.  It's the critical element for an extreme godbite.