Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Happy 4th to Bella



Bella turned 4 this year and celebrated with a Madagascar themed ice cream cake. Chocolate Cake w/ Vanilla ice cream. The "4" , tree and "Bella" are chocolate. The animals, leaves and flowers are fondant. The cake is iced in green buttercream and detailed with the grass tip. I was able to deliver this to the birthday girl and it was so exciting to see that she recognized who the animals were (from the "You got to move it, move it movie"). That was exciting as I was having a hard time creating these characters...but with some help from my friends Sarah and Dawn, the cake came to life.

Happy Birthday to my Mother In Law

I was reminded of my mother in laws birthday a few days prior and came up with this cute little cake. 6" round with layers of triple chocolate and vanilla bean cake with hazelnut mousse in between the layers. It has been iced in light yellow buttercream and detailed with a grass border (one of my favorite tips). The daisies are made of gumpaste, dusted in pearl dust with a yellow buttercream and sanding sugar center. Elly (MIL) was thrilled. Of course my FIL wanted to know why it wasnt german chocolate and I had to remind him it wasnt HIS birthday!