Bakers dozen

Part I

Because I really don't know the St. Louis area all that much I asked my son, Matthew, to map cakes in the area in which he lives. After he looked over the cake listing he came up with a list of 11 cakes. So I took this list to Diane, my daughter, and she added another cake to the list, so now we have 12. We mapped out the route from cake to cake. Sometimes the directions weren't the way Matthew would've gone but we got to them one by one. 

First stop
Carondelet Park

It's the 3rd largest park in the city of St. Louis.

The cake was across from the boathouse. We didn't see any boats but we did see people fishing.

Other activities to do in the park are tennis courts, ball fields, playgrounds and picnic areas. 

It was Colin and Andrew's favorite. They said it looked like a birthday cake. It had drips of brightly colored paint and tiny beads on top to look like sprinkles.

Cake artist - Mark Swain

Thirty-five down 215 to go.



Second stop
The Bevo Mill

August A. Busch, Sr. built this Dutch mill. It sits half way between the Brewery and his home on Grant's Farm.

 

The exterior of the building is adorned with colored stones of all shapes and textures that were selected by Mr. Busch from Grant’s Farm. Mr. Busch used the Mill Room as his private dining room and the rest of the restaurant was opened to the public.

 

At one time the blades were wooden and propelled by wind. They were replaced by aluminum blades and are now electronically operated.

 

Cake artist - Gonz Jove

 

Thirty-six down 214 to go.