This life we live bestows many gifts. For me, the greatest of these gifts will always be friendships. The moments in which you meet someone on a bus, or in a class, and then find yourself walking away with an awareness of a greater force. Someone, something, has brought you together with another human being in this world.
We live for those days.
Five months ago, I met Mallory. She had just opened a beautiful coffee shop in East Austin (which is, by the way, one of the top 10 hippest neighborhoods in the United States). I ordered my drink at her well-crafted counter and before long, we started talking. We haven’t really stopped talking since then. I have no doubt she’ll remain one of my dearest friends.
And I’m blessed that our paths aligned on that first Saturday.
Mallory is a woman who changes the world in both graceful and tangible ways. It is evident in the way she cares for her customers, from knowing their drink orders before they ask to celebrating their successes and mourning their failures. It is also apparent in the way she treats her friends. The time she spends considering what would make them feel special and then going out of her way to make her vision a reality. And it is undeniable when you consider how much she’s overcome and how hard she works to make something out of nothing. Vintage Heart Coffee is a physical example of Mallory’s grace under pressure, of her ability to take what this world offers and turn it into something beautiful.
She fosters community by caring for those around her. By making people laugh. By teaching us we are special.
I made this cake for Mallory’s birthday today and I’m happy to say it is one of my favorites. If you live in Austin, I’d highly suggest you visit Vintage Heart Coffee this week and have her pour you a drink or two. You’ll see, in just a few moments, what makes her so special to so many people.
Happy Birthday Mallory! We love you!
Just beautiful and for such a beautiful friendship. I know she will love it.
Stunning cake!
What a gorgeous cake and lovely post – your friend is very lucky!
What a stunning birthday cake for a very lucky friend 😀
Cheers
CCU
I bet after this cake you’ll have even more friends! 🙂 On a serious note, your friend is a lucky one to have such a great person in their life…
Great Cake, it’s nice to know special people.Happy Birthday to your friend Mallory.
Wow…. what a gorgeous cake! Mallory is a lucky girl. 🙂 Happy Birthday Mallory! It’s very sweet of you to make a cake to your special friend Monet! 🙂 Have a wonderful Sunday!
Such a sweet post… I love how you two have bonded! What a lovely birthday treat this is!
Happy Birthday to your wonderful friend Mallory! Friends are really what makes the world wonderful, and the more you can laugh and share memories with them, the better 🙂 I feel as I get older, I want to keep my friends as close as possible (hard when we’re moving all the time!). Thank goodness for phone and the Internet 😛
Have a gorgeous Sunday, Monet!
Isn’t it amazing how we make some of the most treasured connections with others? Happy Birthday Mallory! If I’m ever in Austin, I’ll give Vintage Heart Coffee a try. 🙂
Monet,
This is a gorgeous cake for a wonderful friend’s birthday! Mallory is lucky to have a friend like you, and you are lucky to have a friend like her:)
what a gorgeous cake! your friend is so lucky!
You are such a kind friend to make this cake for Mallory’s birthday! Always a joy seeing you progress in your cake ventures. 🙂 Have a great week!
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Wow! That cake is simply stunning! What a beautiful and touching post. I’m sure Mallory was wowed by this gorgeous cake. What kind is it? Will you be posting the recipe? I hope so!
What a gorgeous cake! Mallory is very lucky to have you as a friend … and a wonderful baking friend at that!
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