* Please sing along to the tune of "It's My Party." * Have you ever made yourself a birthday cake? After reading The Pastry Queen , I decided that this would be my year to bake my own cake. I'm gonna tell you right now....I am NOT a cake decorator. (That's probably obvious by now.) It wasn't gorgeous, but it was GOOD! The Pastry Queen is one of those cookbooks where you feel like you've gained 10 pounds just from READING it. I LOVE reading the stories behind recipes; they actually make me a…