We'll start with Isaac. His birthday was in November, but with the craziness of moving and short stays on school breaks, we never celebrated his birthday. In fact, we almost missed it this time too! But we made it happen. He had a cool rainbow type cake and blue frosting topped with sprinkles and 12 candles. Isaac even helped me make it. I have a bit of OCD when it comes to people helping me make cakes, but I promised and he did a great job! In the hurry of things I didn't get a picture of the cakes inside, but it was so cool looking. We'll see if Jace picks it out when we make his cake in a couple of months.
Next is Maddox. Maddox's cake is probably my favorite one so far! I got this inspiration from Cake Boss' online photo gallery. This is also the first time I ever used fondant. Thanks to Aunt Pam, who gave me so much advice on how to make it and the best products to use, the cake turned out better than I could have imagined. It was the perfect cake for his 1st birthday!
Next is my own BIG 30th birthday "cake". It really was a fruit pizza cookie cake. I wasn't really in the mood for the regular cake and frosting. So this year I went all fruit and yummy cream cheese frosting goodness! And it was GREAT! Even better my family was out here (don't remember for what) to enjoy it with me.
I had the best opportunity this year to make my Grandma Harvey's 80th birthday cake. In order to understand how daunting that is for me, you should know that my Grandma used to make wedding cakes and birthday cakes for years until she passed the tradition on to her daughter Pam. My Aunt Pam is now the one passing down the cake tradition to me. I wanted this cake to embody how much I have learned and maybe stretch my skills a little. And boy did it stretch my skils! I had to make the fondant twice! I was so stressed about the cake, that I didn't roll the fondant out right. It looked awful. So I had Ryan buy some more supplies and I started over. I am so glad I did. The fondant turned out beautiful and the project went smoothly from there. When my Mom delivered the cake, Grandma asked if Aunt Pam had made it. Score! I was so happy to hear that my skills shined and that the cake was appreciated by someone I admire greatly. Love you Grandma!
Last but not least is Kayson! Kayson's birthday is actually today, but because it was Dad's day off, we decided to celebrate it yesterday. Kayson is old enough that I like to ask him what kind of theme he wants for his cake. He switched 3 times! Next year I think I will pick it myself based on what I see he likes :) I really like how his cake turned out, but I really wish I would have used all fondant and I could have added some green seaweed on the sides to add more color. He LOVED his cake! I loved seeing his little face light up. It totally made my heart melt. Happy Birthday Mr. K!
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