A certain silly putty has been missing for a few weeks so it’s only fitting that the day after I threw away its container, it would reveal itself to us: in the form of a giant purple blob on my fabric headboard.

Which brings me to this morning. I don’t have a recipe to share but I do have a strong desire to stare at some mouth-watering cakes. And here is one I made over a year ago that I completely forgot about.

This is the cake you make when your friend is an amazing baker, it is her birthday and you surprise her with what anyone in their right mind would want: a fluffy yellow layer cake filled with vanilla bean buttercream, two giant chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, and salted caramel.