[Boomer]

I think the Key Lime Pie King might be back. He sets up on Micro Racetrack Rd. But he is not there very often. His pies are very good, but he sells out fast.

If you Google “Key Lime Pie King The Villages” that should take you to more information. (There was an article about him, a while back, in that online newspaper with the name that cannot be typed here, for some reason. But here’s the code. You can break it by typing the following, like if you were hearing me say it: villageshyphennews.com

But the timing, and also the competition, to get one of his pies, before he runs out, make actually getting one totally dependent on luck.

As an alternative, if she likes ice cream, there is something you can easily make for her yourself. It has a little cake in it, but not like a traditional birthday cake.

(This takes very little time, and I think it is better than the ice cream cakes you can buy because you can choose exactly her favorite ice cream and sauce.)

Here is what you would need if you want to go that route:

A springform pan
A Sara Lee frozen pound cake
Favorite ice cream
Favorite ice cream sauce
A Heath Bar to smash into bits (but I think you can just buy the bits in a bag now, not sure.)

Do this:

Slice the pound cake into enough skinny slices to be two layers in the springform pan.

Start with a layer of the pound cake, then the ice cream, then the sauce, then the Heath Bar bits.

Then layer all that the same way again. (It’s like making lasagna, sort of.)

Make it far enough ahead, and make sure you have enough room in your freezer, to get a hard freeze, so it will come away from the springform nicely.

For a birthday, candles can work on the ice cream, I guess. But I use just one sparkler — looks good, and no counting necessary. (Blowing out candles at a party might never be a thing again — considering the past 2 years. But a sparkler’s fizzle-out can be a work-around.)

Boomer