Happy Birthday Pasadena links

Carlos Illingworth from Vons, Mayor Bill Bogaard and Phyllis Currie of Pasadena Water and Power prepare to cut the centerpiece cake at Pasadena’s 126^th birthday party.

As promised--links to my articles about the 126th birthday celebration for the City of Pasadena!

Pasadena celebrates 126 years with a birthday party atPasadena Museum of History

Video: Pasadena celebrates 126 years with photo album cakes

Pasadena Celebrates 126th Birthday

And of course, there was cake.  The six sheet cakes served as confectionary photo albums, with pictures from the collection of host Pasadena Museum of History decorating the tops.  The focus was on sports, the arts, transportation, technology, neighborhoods, and water.  There were also activities for the kids and a "passport raffle". 

The cake at left was the seventh of the ceremonial cakes, a crowning achievement for the Crown City.  A dozen plain cakes were sliced up for partygoers to enjoy, and believe me, it was delicious.

Over the next few days, I'll be posting articles in my Tournament of Roses column about the party, the cake, and the people who were there.

And yet more on Pasadena's 125 years....

Sketch of the cake for the 125th birthday of Pasadena

Pasadena Museum of History is a truly amazing organization. With a small staff, lots of dedication and energy, and countless volunteers this non-profit is putting on a huge birthday celebration.

The usual list of summer events for the City of Pasadena will tie into the quasquicentennial birthday theme,

“Destination Pasadena: Celebrating 125 Years of Service and Hospitality.”  

Word of the day: quasquicentennial: 125 years

I hope to run into you at some of these events!

Happy Birthday Pasadena! Kick of the summer with a big birthday bash

Happy Birthday Pasadena! Celebrate the quasquicentennial all summer long

And you all know how much I love cake...

This fantabulous photo taken by Ashlyn Reagan is of the three finalists for the Pasadena birthday cake developed by Le Cordon Bleu.  Pasadena, California is celebrating its 125th birthday, and it's throwing a doozy of a party at the Pasadena Museum of History on June 11.

I thought my followers would enjoy reading a trilogy of four stories I wrote for Examiner about the whole cake business--the flavors in contention, the design, the making of.  And like Douglas Adams, I will probably add a couple more before it's done.

• Pasadena’s birthday cake: Vote on your favorite flavor May 6
• The 125-year taste test: Pasadena Museum of History puts the cakes to a vote
• Stupendous Pasadena 125th birthday cake design unveiled,flavor announced
• What goes into a 300-pound cake? Creating the cake forPasadena’s 125th birthday

Enjoy!  And come to the party for a taste.