A very happy birthday to you Netla!

Wishing you a wonderful birthday and looking forward to hearing how you spent your day.

Lee

hamingjusamur fæðingardagur Netla! At least that's what the translation site says, lol. Wow. Anyone who can say that deserves a happy birthday.

Thank you. Wish I could share my birthday treats with you - I have brought three cakes to work.

Happy Birthday in Icelandic is "Til hamingju með afmælið".

Katiec, which translation site did you use? It was not totally wrong, as "hamingjusamur fæðingardagur" actually means "a happy day of birth".

Have a wonderful birthday Netla!

With three cakes you can't go wrong. Celebrate!

SharonCb

Here ya go girl! Happy Birthday!!!

Happy birthday, Netla! I have you to thank for introducing me to the wonders of Icelandic cuisine.

Nina

Have a very happy birthday, Netla!

Happy Birthday from me too! Hope you have a great day Netla!

Sharon

Happy Birthday Netla! Hope your cake is as surprising as this monkey seems to be over his cake.

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Happy Birthday to our Icelandic princess. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Netla! Taking your own cakes to work - is that a tradition in Iceland, or is it just something you wanted to do? In any case, you have some lucky co-workers.

Sally

Happy Birthday Netla.

Ann

Happy birthday! Do something special tonight after work!
Sherry

Well, I'm ADD, and not nearly as brave and determined as KatieC, so I'll take the easy route.

Netla, I'm sending best wishes for a wonderful, carefree day.

Happy Birthday Netla!

Sol

Happy Birthday, Netla! Hope you can have your cake and eat it too!

Netla, I hope you eat a piece of each of those three cakes, and that you have a very, very happy birthday.

Annie

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Netla!

Joanne

Happy Birthday Nelta! Wow, three cakes....sounds good to me!

David

Thanks everyone. I had a lovely birthday: sunny and warm (well, as warm as it gets in Iceland in the spring...).

Sally, where I work and at many other workplaces, there is a tradition for whoever has a birthday to bring some goodies to share with their coworkers. (We also take turns bringing breakfast for everyone on Fridays - luckily it's a small company).

sounds like a couple of great traditions to me! the very best of birthday wishes to you, netla!

Happy birthday Netla! So -- tell us foodies -- what kind of goodies did you bring? Hopefully something that is your very favorite?

Emily

I brought panforte - first time I made it and I over-baked it a little, but it got gobbled up anyway, and these old favourites:

Spice cake

850 g (30 oz) flour
850 g (30 oz) dark brown sugar (this can safely be reduced to 700 g (25 oz))
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon, ground
1 tbs ginger, ground
1 tbs cloves, ground
1 tbs nutmeg, ground
660 ml (22 fl.oz) sweet brown ale (Egils Malt if you can get it)

Mix all the dry ingredients well together and then mix in the ale. Pour into an oven pan or 2 loaf pans and bake at 175°C (350°F) for about an hour. Very good with or without butter.
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Devil's Cake with Angel Créme Icing

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs or 1 egg and egg 2 yolks (if you're making Angel's créme icing)
1/2 cup dark cocoa
100 g margarine/butter (soft)
1 tsp vanilla essence

Mix together the dry ingredients. Add milk and mix well. Add eggs, soft margarine/butter and vanilla essence and mix well. Pour into two cake pans and bake at 175° Celsius until firm (usually 25-30 minutes). Remove gently from pans and cool.
When cold, spread one half with icing, sandwich the halves together and spread with Angel Créme Icing.

To this basic recipe I added about a cup of chocolate chips. The chocolate gives the cake an extra rich chocolate flavour and moistness.

Englakrem - Angel's Créme Icing:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites

Boil water and sugar together until a clear syrup forms. Cool slightly. Be careful not to burn. Whip the egg whites until they are stiff and form peaks. Continue whipping and pour the warm syrup very slowly into the egg whites. Continue whipping until mixture is cold. This créme should be quite stiff. Spread on the cake and decorate with chocolate shavings.

Okay, I'm clipping those recipes! They sound good! When do you add the chocolate chips?

My DH has a co-worker from Romania that brings goodies on her birthday. What a nice tradition.

Sally

Sally, I stir them into the batter just before I pour it into the baking tins.