The shower cake was red velvet with cream cheese icing and the design matched the nursery decor. The cake was dense and moist and the icing was the perfect creamy compliment.
The "Cars" cake had two tiers. It was made to look like a racetrack with three sides of a stadium over it. The top (the stands) was chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling and iced in vanilla buttercream. The bottom tier (the track) was a strawberry cake filled with chocolate buttercream and iced with vanilla buttercream. The sides of the cake were covered in my home-made fondant-which, say what you want about fondant, this stuff just melts in your mouth! Much of the other detail (the gas can, traffic cones, tires, checkers, etc.) were all done in modeling chocolate. The "Happy Birthday" and the cars logo "Ty" were all done in melting chocolate. The only things that were inedible were the flags on top and the cars!
Thankfully, I attended both parties and was able to sample both cakes! Score! It's so nice to hear people say such nice things about my work. It makes all of those hours of standing, mixing, assembling, icing and decorating even more worth it! I continue to be incredibly thankful for each order and consider it an opportunity to hone my craft while making others happy. What a great job!
And next week? Back to cupcakes. Tampa Bay Lightning themed cupcakes, to be specific. Pictures soon... :)
