VBHH: Birthday Cake
During the party
Karen Weston, Natpacker

        Diane looked at the cake.  It was a big cake! And with the right
number of candles.  Of course, when she looked at the smiling baker behind
the cake, she knew why - the baker was one of the few people here who
would know how many candles to put on it.  Then she looked around the cake
and gasped!  There were at least three dozen different little cheese cakes
on the table; and a Countess Toulouse la Trec French chocolate cake. 
        "Karen, what have you been up to?!" 
        "Well, I haven't done much this war, except loose my glasses and
help rescue Maureen.  Most of the time I've been at Natpack HQ and we have
an absolutely wonderful oven there.  I've been baking.  But since I
haven't needed to bribe a Merc yet this war, I have all these lovely
cheesecakes to share.  And I know you LOVE cheesecake!.  I couldn't come
up with a recipe that our vampire friends could enjoy though." 
        She looked sad, then brightened,"Cut the cakes, Diane.  Then we
can eat." 
        Diane cut the cakes, and shortly everyone in the room was sampling
cheesecake.