Here’s the story behind Gertrude Sinha Hirsch’s wish for a 100th birthday cake: a topfen strudel that she remembered fondly from her childhood in Vienna. Gertrude lived in India for 75 years with her Indian artist husband Kiron Sinha. Gertrude’s closest family teamed up with Chef Extraordinaire Cole Thomas to make the perfect topfen strudel and deliver it unscathed to India to celebrate Gertrude’s 100th birthday. View the story here.