Birthday Maple Bars

By Ryan

It was Aubrey’s birthday and instead of making the typical cake I decided to make things a little more personal. Grandpa Scheopner used to call them his “fat pills” and Grandma Sullivan always used to have them at her house. Maple Bars apparently can be found easily at your local Safeway, but not so easily here in the North East. I went to google and found out that in the east they are called maple “long johns.” To me “long johns” meant thermal underwear, and while enough maple bars can keep you warm on an autumn night, I was unable to even find a maple “long john” anywhere nearby. Vermont, the land of maple syrup just to the north, didn’t have any.

The only thing left to do was bake them myself. The frosting was too thin, but still tasted amazing. Happy Birthday sweetie, I hope you enjoyed your “cake.”