A list of things, being a compendium of things that would be nice to receive as a birthday present

Something for easy sipping.  Sipping ease.  Sipper-saurus. 

Criminal to use it with the above vessel, but if you must know, something in Secale cereale.

Really, anything from the Fox Frenzy! portion of Horse & Hound catalog.

Given the choice between cake or pie, the latter.  Better still, something with some age on it. 

Or you could just go for the low-hanging fruit.  You know, the ones covered in platinum.