Snow is coming down in piles. My sister's husband is trapped due to airport closures. We are tucked safely away in a toasty condo. The cat is snoozing in her bed next to the fireplace. And there is a birthday to celebrate!

With roads slippery as heck up here, and the cake already baked, running to the market for some frosting doesn't sound very fun, so I whipped up the following frosting:

Nicole's White Blizzard Frosting

• 1 normal-sized container of sour cream (If you are in Germany, quark would be even better in this)
• 1 stick salted butter (1/4 cup, I dunnoh the gramage)
• 1 package cream cheese
• 5 Tablespoons organic sugar (It's all organic all the time at my sister's house)

Make sure everything is at room temperature and mix all this stuff together really well. I used a hand mixer for about 5 minutes. Add sugar if you like it extra sweet (I don't). Spread it and chill.

A word on quark:
Our friends at Wikipedia have one explanation of this yummy German food. But, if you just type "Quark" in a Wikisearch, you only get the more English version of the term and no other choices. Who will join me in the Quark revolution? We need to add a new Quark entry in the English version of Wiki and get the word out. Quark is also a food -- and a GOOD food at that!