So later this month, my oldest will celebrate her 6th birthday. I'm hoping to make it our family tradition that for each birthday, they will get a customized cake of their choosing for their special day. So far the list is long for the customized cake possibilities. Last year's cake, which was my first attempt at baking a 3D customized cake, was a princess cake. The base (the cake part) was Barbie's dress. Thinking back about it, I think it was okay, but could have been much much better.
Updated to add the picture of the Barbie Cake! (See, it was kind of a mess of icing all over the place, not very professional looking)
Last year was really just testing the waters in terms of baking and my lack of skills with baking and decorating really showed. As the photo of my husband's cake shows, I need some work in the drawing department. Poor Cow. It looks so sad on the top of the cake.
Fast forward to earlier this year, 2010! I learned some techniques and played with fondant more to get better acquainted with it. Plus I invested in some actual baking tools too, I'm sure that helped.
Earlier this year was our "baby's" 3rd birthday. His request was SpongeBob. That one turned out much better, and also took a lot more time to create. All our cakes must be dairy free since they kids have allergies to dairy, so that is one of the main reasons why I choose to make them, along with the fact that I do enjoy baking and creating. Here is the finished Spongebob cake, which took me a total of 5 hours to craft. Much better in comparison to last year's cake for the hubby, if I do say so myself.
What will this year's birthday cake be for my oldest? She has about a week to decide for sure whether it will be Tinkerbell or Winnie the Pooh or something else that she thinks of to add to the already long list of choices.
^.^
~Piggy~
~Piggy~
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