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The emperor has no beauty blender

But at least we have strawberry shortcake

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Alex Friedman
Jul 09, 2025
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Last week I made a grown up version of my lifelong birthday cake. Sort of. My grandma and I always made* (*assembled) my birthday cake using three simple ingredients: Sara Lee pound cake, Cool Whip, and strawberries. Back when patriotism was less gross, we would also throw some blueberries on top and turn it into a flag. But as a mostly dairy-free gal f…

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