Patriots Celebrate Tom Brady's 41st Birthday With Giant No. 12 Cake
BOSTON (CBS) -- You may not have heard, but Friday is Tom Brady's 41st birthday. So of course the Patriots are going to celebrate along with their fans down at Gillette Stadium.
The home of the Patriots once again looks like a giant birthday party, as the team went all out for their quarterback on his big day. But instead of a petting zoo filled with baby goats like last year, they have a cake. A really, really big one.
Check out this enormous birthday cake (a giant No. 12, of course) that fans can take a gander at -- and possibly enjoy a slice -- while soaking in some practice. Just leave a corner piece for Tom, please.
The cake took six bakers at Montilio's Baking Company in Brockton three days to make. The red velvet, white and blue cake measured 12-feet by 12-feet and weighed in at 900 pounds. Consisting of 90 sheet cakes, it can serve up to 5,000 people. Based on a before and after photo tweeted out by ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss, 5,000 Patriots fans enjoyed a slice.
The cake did not follow the TB12 Method, requiring 250 pounds of sugar, plus another 150 pounds of confectionery sugar for the icing.
And it wouldn't be a birthday bash without balloons and a giant card for fans to sign, so those are in Foxboro too. While there are no baby goats this time around, one of the cards is in the shape of a goat.
"He's had a tremendous career," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said of Brady at his Friday morning press conference. "He's had a spectacular career. He still plays at a tremendous level."
If you're rushing out to pick up something for Brady, we have a few suggestions for the QB's big day.
