Paige Drummond is officially 27 years old! On August 31, Paige celebrated another year around the sun at a restaurant with her loved ones, and although the gathering was cozy and intimate, her birthday dessert was decidedly larger than life!
Last night, Paige kicked things off with a round of drinks: While the birthday girl ordered a pretty pink cocktail in a martini glass (a hue that perfectly matched her nails), her sister, Alex, who’s expecting her baby boy in a few weeks, sipped on a Dr Pepper—the Drummonds’ all-time favorite soda and Alex’s go-to beverage during her pregnancy. “Cheers to the bday girl @a_paige_in_my_book 🥂,” Alex captioned her Instagram Story. “Dr Pepper represent.” Paige posted the same photo (minus Alex’s glass—her soda didn’t quite fit the aesthetic 😂), while toasting to the monumental day: “Cheers to 27! 🥂✨,” Paige wrote as her caption.
The group enjoyed their cocktails seated at a cherry-red booth. With warm, dim lighting and an illuminated bar in the background, the setup looked swanky, which, in our book, is the perfect way to ring in 27!
Then, for the grand finale, Paige had the most incredible dessert: a slice of strawberry cake. The jaw-dropping slice was piled high with a dozen alternating layers of cake and velvety pink icing (there’s a color theme happening here!), and the whole thing was covered in more luscious frosting, garnished with a fresh strawberry slice, and topped with a tall gold candle. The presentation was nice, too: The cake was served on a gold-rimmed plate swirled with strawberry sauce and sprinkled with chopped strawberries. Even though Paige is smiling for the photo, we have a feeling she’s just waiting to dig in!
Of course, we’d love to get our hands on a slice of Paige’s insane multi-layer strawberry cake, but her mom, Ree, has a few strawberry cake recipes that’ll satisfy your craving. For an easy, one-layer strawberry cake that’s great for feeding a crowd, you can’t go wrong with her strawberries and cream sheet cake smothered in cream cheese frosting. But if you’re looking for a cake recipe packed with eye-catching layers, whip up Ree’s strawberries and cream trifle, which has layers of soft vanilla cake, sweet strawberries, and fluffy whipped cream displayed in a large glass bowl. Otherwise, if you want to add a chocolaty touch to your strawberry treat, try Ree’s chocolate strawberry Nutella cake, which fuses light, airy strawberries and cream with rich, decadent chocolate.
Regardless, Paige’s 27th birthday celebration proves that it doesn’t get much better than a tall, thick slice of frosted strawberry cake on your special day!
